How to Get to Puzhehei from Kunming

Being around 350 kilometers from Kunming（昆明）, the Scenic Spot of Puzhehei（普者黑风景区）, is located in Qiubei County（丘北县） of Wehshan Prefecture（文山州）, which is 13 kilometers from the county itself, and also a National 4A Scenic Spot. Puzhehei（普者黑） covers a total area of 388 square kilometers, and its core zone takes up 165 square kilometers. As it is deemed as typical karst land-form, Puzhehei is famous for its Water Rural Scene, Lake and Forest, the Water Town of Yi People, Karst Landscape, Lotus World, as well as Migratory Bird’s Paradise. A total of 265 attractions are distributed across Puzhehei, as well as 312 peaks, 83 karst cave, 54 inter-connected lakes, 20 thousand acres of clear waters, 13-kilometer-long grand canyon, 3 kilometers of ancient tea-horse route, and 40 thousand acres of plateau karst wetland.

How to Get to Puzhehei from Kunming

1. By Long-Distance Coach

Please be noted that you will still need to transfer from Qiubei County（丘北县） to Puzhehei（普者黑） by local coach or taxi.

Everyday, there will be about 12 coaches departing from Kunming East Coach Terminal（昆明东部汽车客运站）, and the schedule is listed as follows:

Time of Departure Duration Ticket Price
10:00 5 hr 40 mins CNY 138
11:30 4 hr 18 mins CNY 138
14:00 5 hr 39 mins CNY 138
20:30 4 hr 18 mins CNY 153

Address of Kunming East Coach Terminal:

Zhaoqing Road, Panlong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province

2. By High-Speed Train

Please be noted that you will still need to transfer from Puzhehei（普者黑）to the scenic area, by local coach or taxi.

Everyday, there will be about 23 trains departing from Kunming Railway Station（昆明火车站）and Kunming South Railway Station（昆明南火车站）to Puzhehei（普者黑）, and the schedule is listed as follows:

Train No. Time of Departure Station of Departure Duration Ticket Price
D3942 07:38 Kunming South 1 hr 15 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D8612 07:54 Kunming South 1 hr 21 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3958 08:08 Kunming South 1 hr 15 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3812 09:06 Kunming South 1 hr 15 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3816 09:28 Kunming South 1 hr 15 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3820 09:44 Kunming South 1 hr 15 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3824 10:20 Kunming South 1 hr 15 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3968 10:36 Kunming 1 hr 41 mins Second Class-CNY 85.5  First Class-CNY 137
D3836 11:21 Kunming South 1 hr 15 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3954 12:00 Kunming 1 hr 46 mins Second Class-CNY 85.5  First Class-CNY 137
D3840 12:16 Kunming South 1 hr 15 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3844 12:19 Kunming 1 hr 40 mins Second Class-CNY 85.5  First Class-CNY 137
D3848 13:06 Kunming South 1 hr 21 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3852 13:35 Kunming 1 hr 46 mins Second Class-CNY 85.5  First Class-CNY 137
D3932 13:52 Kunming 1 hr 44 mins Second Class-CNY 85.5  First Class-CNY 137
D3856 14:05 Kunming 1 hr 43 mins Second Class-CNY 85.5  First Class-CNY 137
D3940 14:31 Kunming 1 hr 36 mins Second Class-CNY 85.5  First Class-CNY 137
D3946 15:25 Kunming South 1 hr 21 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3950 16:00 Kunming South 1 hr 21 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D3914 17:10 Kunming South 1 hr 21 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5
D8686 17:12 Kunming 1 hr 43 mins Second Class-CNY 85.5  First Class-CNY 137
D4122 17:42 Kunming 1 hr 41 mins Second Class-CNY 85.5  First Class-CNY 137
D8614 19:10 Kunming South 1 hr 21 mins Second Class-CNY 75  First Class-CNY 120.5

Address of Kunming Railway Station:
No.1 Beijing Road, Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province
This railway station can be reached by City Bus No.2; No.80; No.23; No.24; No.25; No.44; No.83(CNY 1 for ordinary, CNY 2 for air-conditioned), and Airport Express No.919 C (approximately CNY 13), as well as Metro Line 1(can be transferred to at Dongfeng Square Station). The taxi fare from downtown area is around CNY 15 (according to the Chinese Uber, Didi).

Address of Kunming South Railway Station:
Xiang’yuan Street, Cheng’gong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province
This railway station can be reached by City Bus No. K32; No. K33; No. K34; No. K35; No. K37; No. K38; No. K39; No. K40; No. K41; No. K42; No. K43(CNY 1 for ordinary, CNY 2 for air-conditioned), and Airport Express No. 919K (approximately CNY 13), as well as Metro Line 1(can be transferred to at Dongfeng Square Station) The taxi fare from downtown area is around CNY 120 (according to the Chinese Uber, Didi).

3. By Plane

Please be noted, that after you have arrived at the local airport of Wenshan Prefecture（文山州）, you will still need to transfer by local coach or taxi to Puzhehei（普者黑）. However, it is absolutely important for you to reach a deal with the driver or conductor before departure.

Everyday, there will be about 2 flights departing from Kunming Changshui International Airport（昆明长水国际机场）, and the schedule is listed as follows:

Flight No. Time of Departure Duration Ticket Price
MU5927 09:05 55 mins Second Class-CNY 340
First Class- CNY 1910
MU5929 18:45 55 mins

Second Class-CNY 410
First Class-CNY 1930

However, as this transportation method is much more time-consuming (longer transfer time may apply) and expensive, we recommended you to take the high-speed train instead.

Address of Kunming Changshui International Airport:
Changshui Village, Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province
This airport can be reached by taking Airport Express No.919 (approximately CNY 13) from different locations in the city, and Metro Line 6(can be transferred to at Kunming East Coach Terminal).