How to Get to Yunnan Ethnic Villages from Kunming City Centre

This article is about how to get toYunnan Ethnic Villages from Kunming. Located 10 kilometers from the city center of Kunming, Yunnan Ethnic Villages display the colorful folklore and architecture of 25 ethnic groups residing in Yunnan Province including the Yi, Dai, Miao, Jingpo, Wa, Hani, Naxi, Dulong, etc. Through various displays and re-creations of the original villages, the Yunnan Ethnic Villages shows a variety of buildings, lifestyles, and religious beliefs in the region, which is a microcosm of Yunnan’s colorful and diverse ethnic culture.

How to Get to Yunnan Ethnic Villages from Kunming Downtown

There are two ways for you to get to Yunnan Ethnic Villages fom Kunming Downtown. Those are by bus or by taxi.

By Bus

 You can take public bus No.24, 44, and 73 to Yunnan Ethnic Village Bus Station. No.24 bus have 24 stations, and the 23th station is the Yunnan Ethnic Villages. There are 18 ststions of No.44 bus, and the 17th station is the destinaion. No.73 bus have 20 stations and the 19th is the  Yunnan Ethnic Villages.

Bus Schedules

Bus Number Departure Station Terminate First Bus Last Bus Tickets Price
No.24 Kunming Railway Station Haigeng Park 06:30 21:30 CNY2
No.44 Kunming Railway Station Haigeng Park 06:30 22:00 CNY2
No.73 Huguo Road Haigeng Park 06:30 22:00 CNY2

City Bus No.24(Departs every 20mins)
Stops: Kunming Railway Station(昆明站), Shuanglong Mall(双龙商场), Shuanglong Bridge(双龙桥), Tofuying(豆腐营), Sajin Lane Entrance(洒金巷口), the junction of Green Shade Avenue(绿荫大道路口), the junction of Rixin Road(日新路口), Qianweiying(前卫营), Dazhuang Village(大庄村), the junction of Shuanghui Road(商汇路口), the junction of Guangfu Road(广福路口), Kunming Tongren Hospital(昆明同仁医院), Taiijia River(太家河), Taihe Village(太河村), Qianwei West Road(前卫西路), the junction of Dianchi Road(滇池路口), the junction of Hongta East Road(红塔东路口), Yunnan Ethnic Village(云南民族村), Haigeng Park(海埂公园).
City Bus No.44(Departs every 15mins)
Stops: Kunming Railway Station(昆明站), Shuanglong Mall(双龙商场), Shuanglong Bridge(双龙桥), the junction of  Huachang Road(华昌路口), Yanjiadi(严家地), Jinniu Housing Estate(金牛小区), Fuhaixiang(福海乡), Zhenghe Housing Estate(正和小区), the junction of Guangfu Road(广福路口), Yudui Village(渔堆村), Daba Village(大坝村), Hewei Village(河尾村), Xigong Wharf(西贡码头), Dianchi Lake Resort Management Committee(滇池度假区管委会), Dianchi Road(滇池路),  the junction of Hongta East Road(红塔东路口), Yunnan Ethnic Village(云南民族村), Haigeng Park(海埂公园).
City Bus No.73(Departs every 20mins)
Stops: Huguo Road(护国路), Jinma Fang(金马坊), the junction of Jingguo Road(靖国路口), Mile Temple(弥勒寺), Gongren New Village(), Huachang Road(华昌路口), Yanjiadi(严家地), Jinniu Housing Estate(金牛小区), Fuhaixiang(福海乡), Zhenghe Housing Estate(正和小区), the junction of Guangfu Road(广福路口), Yudui Village(渔堆村), Daba Village(大坝村), Hewei Village(河尾村), Xigong Wharf(西贡码头), Dianchi Lake Resort Management Committee(滇池度假区管委会), Dianchi Road(滇池路),  the junction of Hongta East Road(红塔东路口), Yunnan Ethnic Village(云南民族村), Haigeng Park(海埂公园).

Tips

If you travel to Yunnan in winter, you also can take these buses to Haigeng Park to see the sea gull.

By Taxi

Taking taxi from downtown to Yunnan Ethnic Village takes about 30 minutes.

Transportation Facilities within the Tourist Site

Quadricycle with 2 or 4 seats CNY 100/vehicle (three hours)
Balance bike CNY 80/hour
Electro car with 2 seats CNY 80/hour
Sightseeing mini-train CNY 30 per person
Sightseeing boat CNY 20 per person
13-seat battery car CNY 500/car (two hours)
7-seat battery car CNY 300/car (two hours)

Transportation in Yunnan:

Yunnan Travel by Air

Rail Transport in Yunnan

Roads in Yunnan