Overview
Kunming is located in Southwest China and the central part of Yunnan Guizhou Plateau. It is connected with Guizhou and Guangxi in the East, Sichuan and Chongqing in the north, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in the south, Myanmar and India in the West. It is China's gateway city open to Southeast Asia and South Asia, and is located at the intersection of ASEAN "10 + 1" free trade area economic circle, Greater Mekong sub regional economic cooperation circle and Pan Pearl River Delta regional economic cooperation circle.

How to get to Kunming from Yunnan

By Flight
At present, there is only one airport in Kunming, named Kunming Changshui International Airport, which is 24.5 kilometers northeast of Kunming City, serving about 30 million passengers per year. At present, there are 348 domestic and international routes (78 international and regional routes, including 65 South Asia and Southeast Asia routes), 173 navigable cities (122 domestic, 47 international and 4 regional). Among them, 41 South Asia and Southeast Asia navigation points have been opened, ranking first in China, basically realizing the full coverage of passenger transport in the capitals of South and Southeast Asian countries and key tourist cities.

Flight Details from Lijiang to Kunming:
Flight No.    Departs    Arrive
3U8818        14:15      15:10
MU4034        14:15      15:10
MU5916        08:05      09:05
MU5922        12:25      13:25
MU5926        15:00      16:05
8L9802        21:40      00:35+1 day
KY8350        21:50      01:00+1 day
ZH5350        21:50      01:00+1 day

Flight Details from Dali to Kunming:
Flight No.    Departs    Arrive
MU5737        10:05      11:05
MU5942        16:20      17:25

Flight Details from Diqing(Shangri-la) to Kunming:
Flight No.    Departs    Arrive
KY3080        08:50      09:55
8L9832        09:20      10:20
MU5936        23:00      00:05+1 day
MU5934        23:25      00:25+1 day
MU5940        12:05      13:10

Flight Details from Xishuangbanna to Kunming:
Flight No.    Departs    Arrive
MU3982        09:20      10:35
MU5723        09:55      10:55
SC7010        11:30      12:35
3U8244        11:30      12:35
MU5906        16:45      18:00

By Train
At present, there are four railway stations in Kunming: Kunming South Railway Station, Kunming north railway station, Kunming east railway station and Kunming West Railway Station. However, the first railway in Kunming was the Yunnan Vietnam Railway built by France and opened to traffic in 1910. This is also the only railway line in Kunming that only leads to foreign countries. The starting point is Kunming north railway station.

Train Details from Lijiang to Kunming (There are 13 high-speed train from Lijiang to Kunming):
Train No.    Departs    Arrive
D8774        08:23      11:21 (Earliest Train)
D8768        19:05      22:18 (Latest Train)

Train Details from Dali to Kunming (There are 37 high-speed train from Dali to Kunming):
Train No.    Departs    Arrive
D8654        07:15      09:22 (Earliest Train)
D3856        11:53      14:07 (Latest Train)

By Bus
At present, there are five bus passenger stations in Kunming, which are the northern, southern, western, northwest and East. Tourists who have enough time and energy can choose to take buses to get in Kunming.

By Highway
Kunming is one of the most important transportation hubs in Western China, and expressway is the most developed and common mode of transportatio. There are Beijing Kunming expressway, Shanghai Kunming expressway, Shantou Kunming expressway, Guangzhou Kunming expressway, Chongqing Kunming expressway, Hangzhou Ruili expressway, Kunming Ring Expressway, Kunming Xiangtan expressway, Kunhe expressway, Kunming Jiancheng expressway, Kunman expressway, etc.