Highway transportation has developed rapidly in Kunming. Highways radiate to places inside and outsideYunnan Province, as well as to neighboring countries. You can also choose longdistance buses to reach the city from Beijing (National Highway 108), Lanzhou (213), Shanghai (320), Fuzhou (324) or other cities.
While there are many bus stations in the city, for safety we recommend that passengers get board at well-operated stations.
West Bus Station
The West (Xi Bu) Bus Station was built in 2008, which was originally known as the Xi Shan Bus Station. Now, it operates 954 longdistance buses on 44 lines, radiating to Dali, Lijiang, Diqing (Shangrila), Chuxiong, Baoshan, Dehong, Lincang, Puer and Nujiang.
Time Schedule (only for reference)
To | Departure Time | Duration | Ticket Fare |
Dali | 07:20~23:00 every 5~20 minutes | 4.5 hours | CNY138 |
Lijiang | 08:00, 08:50, 09:30, 09:40, 10:30, 10:50, 11:20, 11:50, 12:10, 12:50, 13:00, 13:30, 13:50, 14:40, 21:00 (sleeper-cabin), 22:00 | 7~9 hours | CNY229 (sleeper-cabin) |
Shangri-La | 08:30, 09:30; | 10~12 hours | CNY243 (sleeper-cabin) |
Deqin | 19:00 (sleeper-cabin) | 15 hours | CNY267 (sleeper-cabin) |
Location: Kunzhou Road, Xishan District
Transportation: buses of Nos. 80 (from Kunming Railway Station), 82, 148, 151, 153, C65
South Bus Station
South (Nan) Bus Station was built in 2009, mainly operating buses running on Kunming- Yuxi Expressway. This expressway belongs to the National Highway No.213 and is the start point of the KunmingBangkok International Way. Now, there are scheduled buses to and from Puer, Xishuangbanna, Yuxi, Honghe Prefecture (Jianshui, Shiping, Yuanyang, Lvchun, Honghe) and Laos.
Time Schedule (only for reference)
To | Departure Time | Distance | Ticket Fare |
Jinghong | 08:00~22:00 every 10~20 minutes | 590km | CNY259 (sleeper-cabin) |
Puer | 07:40~22:00 every 20~30 minutes | 440km | CNY197 (sleeper-cabin) |
Jianshui | 07:30~16:30 every 30 minutes; | 220km | CNY83 (sleeper-cabin) |
Yuanyang | 10:20; | 322km | CNY140 (sleeper-cabin) |
Mengla | 10:30; | 725km | CNY312 (sleeper-cabin) |
Mohan | 20:00 | 789 | CNY338 (sleeper-cabin) |
Vientiane (Laos) | 18:00 | 1,421km | CNY587 (sleeper-cabin) |
Luang Prabang (Laos) | 18:30 | 1,100km | CNY398 (sleeper-cabin) |
Location: cross of Guangfu Road and Middle Dongcheng Avenue, Guandu District
Transportation: buses of Nos. 149, 165, 178, 154, C4, C5, C6, C7, C12, C13, 186
North Bus Station
The North (Bei) Bus Station operates longdistance buses running to the northeast of Yunnan Province along the KunmingQujing Way and National Highway No.213. There are buses to Qujing, Zhaotong, Xundian, Songming, Luquan and Dongchuan.
Location: Longtou Street, Panlong District
Transportation: buses of Nos. 25, 92
East Bus Station
The East (Dong Bu) Bus Station were built to service buses to and from the east and southeast of Yunnan Province along KunmingShilin Expressway. Passengers could take buses to Shilin County, Yiliang County, Wenshan Prefecture, Luliang County, Shizong County and Luoping County.
Location: Panlong District
Transportation: bus No. 28
Northwest Bus Station
From Northwest (Xi Bei Bu) Bus Station, passengers could take buses departing to the northwest of Yunnan Province. There are buses running along National Highway No.108 to Dingwu, Yuanmou, Yongren, Huaping, Fuming, Luquan as well as buses to Anning, Yimen and Chuxiong along National Highway No.320.
Location: High-tech Industrial Development Zone
Transportation: bus No. 8
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