How to Travel to Tiger Leaping Gorge from Kunming
Stay in Kunming but dream about Tiger Leaping Gorge? So want to know How to Get to Tiger Leaping Gorge from Kunming? Ok, there are several ways to get from Kunming to Tiger Leaping Gorge while most of them will lead you to Lijiang first and then transfer to Tiger Leaping Gorge. Here below are the details.
1.Kunming Tiger Leaping Gorge Flight
Take the plane from Kunming Changshui Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport with 21 flights flying from 07:45 am to night 21:10 pm. The journey is around 1 hour and the airways serving include Lucky Air, Sichuan Airlines, Ruili Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, etc.
After arrival, you can rent a car directly heading to Tiger Leaping Gorge or transfer to Lijiang Passenger Station to take the bus to Tiger Leaping Gorge. The buses moving to Tiger Leaping Gorge(upper section) depart at 08:00 am and 08:30 am which will take about 2 hours.
Flight Information (for reference only):
|
Airways |
Flight Number |
Departure Time |
Arrival Time |
|
Lucky Air(祥鹏航空) |
8L9507 |
07:45 |
08:50 |
|
Lucky Air(祥鹏航空) |
8L9801 |
07:00 |
08:00 |
|
Sichuan Airlines(四川航空) |
3U8817 |
07:30 |
08:35 |
|
Ruili Airlines(瑞丽航空) |
DR6523 |
17:25 |
18:35 |
|
China Eastern Airlines(中国东方航空) |
MU5921 |
07:10 |
08:15 |
|
China Eastern Airlines(中国东方航空) |
MU5925 |
07:25 |
08:30 |
|
Lucky Air(祥鹏航空) |
8L9803 |
16:35 |
17:40 |
|
China Southern Airlines(中国南方航空) |
CZ3451 |
17:20 |
18:25 |
|
China Southern Airlines(中国南方航空) |
CZ3487 |
16:15 |
17:20 |
|
Kunming Airlines(昆明航空) |
KY8269 |
19:25 |
20:25 |
|
Shenzhen Airlines(深圳航空) |
ZH9561 |
12:45 |
13:50 |
|
China Eastern Airlines(中国东方航空) |
MU5919 |
19:10 |
20:15 |
|
Beijing Capital Airlines (首都航空) |
JD5166 |
13:55 |
15:05 |
|
China Eastern Airlines(中国东方航空) |
MU5714 |
13:10 |
14:10 |
|
China Eastern Airlines(中国东方航空) |
MU5736 |
21:10 |
22:15 |
|
China Southern Airlines(中国南方航空) |
CZ9955 |
07:30 |
08:35 |
|
Sichuan Airlines(四川航空) |
3U3073 |
16:15 |
17:20 |
|
China Eastern Airlines(中国东方航空) |
MU4701 |
16:15 |
17:20 |
|
China Eastern Airlines(中国东方航空) |
MU4689 |
17:20 |
18:25 |
|
Air China(中国国航) |
CA3861 |
12:45 |
13:50 |
|
Air China(中国国航) |
CA5769 |
19:25 |
20:25 |
|
Shenzhen Airlines(深圳航空) |
ZH3169 |
19:25 |
20:25 |
|
Kunming Airlines(昆明航空) |
KY9561 |
12:45 |
13:50 |
2.Kunming Tiger Leaping Gorge Train
At present(2018.8), there are 5 night trains running from Kunming Railway Station to Lijiang Railway Station and the timetable is 20:25, 21:00, 21:32, 22:00, 23:25. It will take about 9 hours. In the near future, the bullet train from Kunming to Lijiang will be available and we’ll update.
Then transfer to Lijiang Passenger Station to take the bus to Tiger Leaping Gorge or rent a car to.
Train Information(for reference only):
|
Train Number |
Departure Time |
Arrival Time |
|
K9686 |
20:25 |
05:52(next day) |
|
K9602 |
21:00 |
06:10(next day) |
|
K9606 |
21:32 |
06:32(next day) |
|
K9616 |
22:00 |
06:52(next day) |
|
K9692 |
23:25 |
09:28(next day) |
3.Kunming Tiger Leaping Gorge Bus
At Kunming Western Passenger Station, there are several long-distance buses running to Lijiang Passenger Station and then you can take the bus to Tiger Leaping Gorge or rent a car to.
Bus Information(for reference only):
|
Departure Station |
Arrival Station |
Departure Time |
Duration |
|
Kunming Western Passenger Station(昆明西部客运站) |
Lijiang Passenger Station(丽江客运站) |
09:30 |
6.5 hours |
|
Kunming Western Passenger Station(昆明西部客运站) |
Lijiang Passenger Station(丽江客运站) |
11:20 |
6 hours |
|
Kunming Railway Station(昆明火车站) |
Lijiang Shuhe Ancient Town(scenic area) |
13:00 |
5 hours |
|
Kunming Western Passenger Station(昆明西部客运站) |
Lijiang Passenger Station(丽江客运站) |
13:50 |
6 hours |
|
Kunming Western Passenger Station(昆明西部客运站) |
Lijiang Passenger Station(丽江客运站) |
21:00 |
12 hours |
|
Kunming Western Passenger Station(昆明西部客运站) |
Lijiang Passenger Station(丽江客运站) |
23:50 |
10 hours |
