Kunming-Honghe Transportation

Honghe Hani Autonomous Prefecture is situated in the southeastern part of Yunnan Province, neighboring Kunming, the capital city of the province in the north and bordered by Yuxi, Qujing and Pu’er in the northwest, northeast and southwest. It also shares a boundary of 848 kilometers with Vietnam in the south. 

How to get to Honghe from Kunming?

By Train

There are four trains running from Kunming Railway Station to the capital of Honghe – Mengzi via Jianshui, costing about 4 hours. 

Train Timetable:
Kunming-Jianshui

Train Number Departs-Arrives Duration
K9812 07:45-10:33 2h48m
K9832 11:02-13:49 2h47m  
K9826 12:30-15:34 3h4m
K9822 15:41-18:29 2h48m

Kunming – Mengzi

Train Number Departs-Arrives Duration
K9812 07:45-11:42 3h57m
K9832 11:02-14:51 3h49m  
K9826 12:30-16:36 4h6m
K9822 15:41-19:42 4h1m

From Jianshui and Gejiu, tourists can transfer to Yuanyang by bus.

By Bus

Kunming-Jianshui
There are 11 buses running from Kunming East Bus Station to Jianshui and ticket fare is RMB 81.00. The departure time is 07:30, 08:30, 09:30, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:30, 14:30, 15:40, 16:30, 17:40, 19:10, 20:30. It costs about 3.5 hours.

Kunming-Gejiu
There are 11 buses running from Kunming East Bus Station to Gejiu and ticket fare is RMB 117.00. The departure time is 08:30, 10:00, 11:00, 11:45, 12:15, 14:20, 15:30, 17:15, 18:15, 20:00. It costs about 4 hours.

Kunming-Mengzi
There are 10 buses running from Kunming East Bus Station to Mengzi and ticket fare is RMB 110.00. The departure time is 08:30, 10:10, 11:25, 13:15, 14:30, 15:50, 16:30, 17:10, 18:10, 20:00. It costs about 3.5 hours.

Kunming-Yuanyang
Currently three direct buses from Kunming South Bus Station(or Kunming Nanbu Bus Station) to Yuanyang Xinjie Bus Station everyday. The first one departs from Kunming South Bus Station at about 10:20, and the next shifts are 12:30, 18:00.