How to Get from Guangzhou to Kunming or Kunming to Guangzhou
Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province is about 1637 km from Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong Province. Passengers can have two ways of travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou: by train (be it a fast train or a normal train) or by flight. Each transport has different cons and pros:
| Option | Stations/Airport | Price one-way | Duration | Note |
| By plane | Kunming Changshui – Guangzhou Baiyun | from CNY 520 | 2h5m | Check real-time airfares at Ctrip |
| By high speed train | Kunming South – Guangzhou South | – | – | Fast, clean, punctual |
| By normal train | Kunming – Guangzhou | from CNY 328 | 16 – 28hrs | Cheap, slow |
Kunming – Guangzhou High Speed Train
Kunming South Railway Station is scheduled to open on December 26, 2016 and to introduce high speed train service linking directly to Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, which enables passengers to travel by fast train from Kunming to Guangzhou in just 9 hours. The high speed trains will go through Nanning, spanning three provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi and Guangdong. It takes 4 hours from Kunming to Nanning, and 9 hours from Kunming to Guangzhou, and 10 hours to Shenzhen.
Stations along the route: Kunming South – Yangzong – Shilin Banqiao – Nile- Xinshao – Hongshiyan – Puzehei – Zhulin – Guangnan – Baise – Tianyang – Tiandongbei – Nahe – Pingguo – Longan- Natong – Wangbu – Jiangxicun – Jinjicun – Nanning South – Nanning – Guangzhou South.
- Train type: D trains CRH trains.
- Seat class: 1st, 2nd and business class
- Travel time one-way:
- Ticket price one-way:
- Stations used: Guangzhou South Railway Station (GuangzhouNan, Location on Google Map); Kunming South Railway Station (KunmingNan)
Kunming – Guangzhou by Normal Train
The normal trains here refers to the T, Z or K type trains with a top speed under 200 km/h. These kinds of trains often run overnight at a not that fast speed as the fast train, but they are fairly cheap and save you the cost of a night of hotel accommodation, and the experience can be fun.
- Train type: T, K, Z trains.
- Seat class: hard seat, hard sleeper, soft sleeper
- Travel time one-way: 16 – 28 hrs
- Ticket price one-way: from 328 for a hard sleeper
- Stations used: Guangzhou Railway Station; Kunming Railway Station
Train from Kunming to Guangzhou: Train Timetable, Fares & Journey Time
| Kunming Railway Station to Guangzhou Railway Station (4 daily) | ||||||
| Trains | From – To | Dept – Arri | Duration | Ticket Fares (CNY) | ||
| Hard Seat | Hard Sleeper | Soft Sleeper | ||||
| K366 | Kunming to Guangzhou | 08:00 – 08:39 (day2) | 24h39m | 192 | 328 | 515 |
| K1206 | Kunming to Guangzhou | 08:41 – 11:55 (day2) | 27h14m | 192 | 328 | 515 |
| K232 | Kunming to Guangzhou | 16:15 – 20:22 (day2) | 28h07m | 192 | 328 | 515 |
| Z212 | Kunming to Guangzhou | 18:25 – 11:00 (day2) | 16h35m | 192 | 328 | 515 |
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For a live schedule, please refer to http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/
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Train from Guangzhou to Kunming
| Guangzhou Railway Station to Kunming Railway Station | ||||||
| Trains | From – To | Dept – Arri | Duration | Ticket Fares (CNY) | ||
| Hard Seat | Hard Sleeper | Soft Sleeper | ||||
| K231 | Guangzhou to Kunming | 05:31 – 10:15 (day2) | 28h44m | 192 | 328 | 515 |
| K356 | Guangzhou to Kunming | 09:42 – 11:41 (day2) | 25h59m | 192 | 328 | 515 |
| K1205 | Guangzhou to Kunming | 17:20 – 20:39 (day2) | 27h19m | 192 | 328 | 515 |
| Z211 | Guangzhou to Kunming | 1942 – 12:04 (day2) | 16h22m | 192 | 328 | 515 |
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For a live schedule, please refer to http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/
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Others Rail Routes
Kunming to Guilin; Kunming to Nanning; Kunming to Dali to Lijiang
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