Getting there and around
To get to Yunnan Province, travelers must know about Kunming,
since it is the transportation hub of Yunnan. Kunming, as
capital of Yunnan, performs an important gateway, linking
China to South East Asia, South Asia and Pacific region. Xishuangbanna
International Airport, 4km from Jinghong city, was designed
to accommodate airplanes from Boeing 737 down. 11 domestic
air routes from Jinghong have been opened, including Kunming,
Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Tianjin, Zhengzhou and Guangxi,
and two international routes to Bangkok and Chiang Mai in
Thailand. Kunming also connects Yunnan with Hong Kong, Rangoon,
Vientiane, Singapore, Malaysia.
Over a decade ago, the mileage of Yunnan highways has reached
65,800 km, second only to Sichuan Province in China, among
which there are 7 national highway lines, 6,081km; 61 provincial
lines, 8,971km; county - level highway lines, 30,950km and
country roads, 19,757 km, and now highways lead to every township.
Ten thousand length of highway in Kunming link Yunnan with
other provinces and other countries.
Railways also link Yunnan with other places. Current railway
in Yunnan consists of Guiyang-Kunming, Chengdu-Kunming, Neijiang-Kunming,
Yunnan-Vietnam, Kunming-Yuxi and Guangtong-Dali.
Yunnan Province is huge. Train travel requires much more
time than air travel. However, if you are not in a hurry,
train travel offers beautiful scenery along the way.
Train tickets can be booked in most hotels in Kunming city
or you can book tickets 7 days prior to your departure at
a railway station ticket office, 08:00 to 17:30.
There are six main water connections in Yunnan. Jinghong
and Simao ports open to the outside world. Many rivers open
for commercial international trade with neiboring countries.
Cang River with its lower reaches called Mekong is the only
international river linking 6 countries in Asia.
Airports
Kunming International Airport
Location: Located at Wujiaba in the southeast suburbs
of Kunming, about 6.5km from Kunming.
Address: 146, Dongfeng Dong Lu, Kunming
Phone: 0871-7116333 or 0871-7116444 or 0871-7116339 (for domestic
service) 0871-7115896 (for international service)
Airport Transportation: The airport is 5 km south of
the city center (Dongfeng Square). To get to the airport by
taxi usually costs about RMB15 and takes 20 minutes. Bus No.
52 runs from Daguan Tower via the main railway station to
the airport. Also, bus No.67 runs by the north railway station
via the main railway station. Lastly, bus No.78 runs between
the airport and the north railway station via the municipal
government building. Most of the above buses are available
from 6am to 10pm.
2. Xishuangbanna International Airport
Location: Located 4km south of Jinghong city.
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