Chuxiong Transportation
Chuxiong lies to the west of Kunming City and the transportation is quite convenient. National highway 320 connects Chuxiong with Kunming, with distance of 160 kilometers. Meanwhile, there are roads leading to almost every county in the area. The Kunming-Dali Expressway pass through Chuxiong. And it takes about 2 hours to go from Kunming to Chuxiong by bus. Every day there are more than about 100 regular buses going to and from Chuxiong in the Yunnan Province.
How to Get in?
By Train
Railway road runs across the city. There are 5 train Schedules passes the city every day. They are respectively are Z8602 departing from Kunming at 9:20, Z8606 departing from Kunming at 16:18, Z8612 departing from Kunming at 20: 30, K9612 departing from Kunming at 9:39 and K9656 departing from Kunming at 11:55. The fee is RMB 50 and it takes about one hour and a half.
By Bus
There are many bus schedules to Chuxiong, so it’s easy for travellers to take a bus to Chuxiong from Kunming Western Bus Station with the fee about 55 RMB.
Kunming Long-distance Bus Station: 0871－3510617，3544574，3554502
Kunming Xiyuan Bus Station: 0871－8217331，8217335，8217336
Chuxiong East Bus Station: 0878－3017319
Chuxiong West Bus Station: 0878－3122326
Chuxiong South Bus Station: 0878－3123326
Chuxiong North Bus Station: 0878－3392319
Lufeng Bus Station: 0878－4123900
Yuanmon Bus Station: 0878－8319918
Yongren Bus Station: 0878－6712478
Yaoan Bus Station: 0878－5722686
Dayao Bus Station: 0878－6222899
Wuding Bus Company: 0878－8712898
Attention:
The express ways from Chuxiong to Dali now employ the IC card system when charging the tolls. If you travel by car yourself, all you need to do is to get the card at the entrance of the express way and pay for it when you get out.
How to Get Around?
Bus
The fare for public buses is RMB1 throughout Chuxiong. Most of the buses in the city start at 6:00 am and end at 10:30 pm. Passengers should stand close to the door if they want to get off, otherwise, the driver may simply not stop. Some buses also have an English recording that calls out the names of stops.
Taxi
Taxi fare in Chuxiong is RMB8 for the first 3 km and RMB1.8 for each additional km (RMB9.6 and RMB2.7 after 10 PM). For a trip longer than 10 km, the part after 10km is charged RMB2.7/km.
Sharing Bicycle
Sharing bicycle is another option in Chuxiong. You need to download an APP, such as OFO Bicycle. The deposit is 99 yuan and can be refunded at any time. New registration is free for five times, 1 yuan an hour. Riding fee is 1 yuan per 60 minutes for ofo and 0.5 yuan per 60 minutes for students.
