Kunming to Zhaotong Bus Schedule and Tickets Booking

Travel to Zhaotong from Kunming by long distance bus is popular among tourists. Historically, Zhaotong is an important gateway to Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces. It is an important channel for Central Plains culture to enter Yunnan. It is one of the three major cradles of Yunnan culture and is the key hub to China’s famous Ancient Tea Horse Road, also known as “Southern Silk Road”. It is the important channel for Yunnan to connect the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone. It is a two-way corridor leading to the South Asia, Southeast Asia and Yunnan to the inland. Located in the northeast of Yunnan, Zhaotong is used to be the venue of an important conference held in February of 1935 during Chinese Red Army’s Long March.

Kunming is the capital and largest city in Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Kunming is also known as the “Spring City”. The city is covered with blossoms and lush vegetation all-year round. Zhaotong lies about 345 km away from Kunming City. Tourists can get to Zhaotong from Kunming very easily by long distance buses. 

By Long-distance Bus

Kumming – Zhaotong

There are 18  long-distance buses available every day from Kunming to Zhaotong City (昭通市).
Tourists can take the long-distance bus from Kunming North Bus Station (昆明北部客运站) to Zhaotong Bus Station(昭通客运中心站), the journey will take about 4~5 hours. 

Bus Timetable

Departs Arrives Duration Price
08:00 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
08:30 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
09:00 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
09:30 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
10:00 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
10:30 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
11:00 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
11:30 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
12:00 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
12:30 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
13:00 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
14:00 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
15:00 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
19:00 Zhaotong Bus Station 4h 120 CN¥
21:31 Zhaotong Bus Station 5h 186 CN¥
21:32 Zhaotong Bus Station 5h 186 CN¥
21:33 Zhaotong Bus Station 5h 186 CN¥
21:34 Zhaotong Bus Station 5h 186 CN¥

Zhaotong – Kunming

There are 24  long-distance buses available every day from Zhaotong City to Kunming.
Tourists can take the long-distance bus from Zhaotong Bus Station(昭通客运中心站) to Kunming, the journey will take about 5 hours. 

Bus Timetable

Departs Arrives Duration Price
07:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
08:o0 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
08:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
09:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
09:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
10:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
10:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
11:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
11:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
12:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
12:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
13:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
13:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
14:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
14:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
15:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
15:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
16:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
16:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
17:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
17:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
18:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
18:30 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥
19:00 Kunming 5h 259 CN¥

Kunming North Bus Station
Address: Longtou St.
Public Bus: 9, 23, 25, 57, 79, 92, 96,168 
Bus connections to: Qujing City, Zhaotong City, Xundian County, Songming County, Luquan County, Dongchuan District
Tel: 0871-6837 3009

Zhaotong Bus Station
Address: Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong City(昭通市昭阳区)
Bus connections to: Kunming City, Yiliang, Ludian and so on.
Tel: 0870-2237-056

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