How to Get to Fuxian Lake from Kunming

This article is about the Kunming Fuxianhu transportation. Located in Chengjiang county, which is 52 kilometers away from Kunming, Fuxian lake is 5 kilometers away from the county seat of Chengjiang county. It is the deepest plateau fresh water lake in China, with an area of about 212 square kilometers and a maximum depth of 155 meters, with an average depth of 95 meters and a maximum transparency of 8 meters. The lake is 1722.5 meters above the sea level. The water quality is national class water, the net purity of the lake is more than 99%, and the water storage is extremely large. Together with other Yunnan lakes (Dian(滇池), Qilu(杞麓湖), Yangzong(阳宗海), Xingyun(星云湖), and Yilong异龙湖), Fuxian is recognized as an ecoregion. Fuxian is one of three major Yunnan lakes with a high number of endemics, the others being Dianchi and Erhai.

How to Get to Fuxian Lake from Kunming?

By Long-Distance Coach

In order to get to Fuxian Lake(抚仙湖), you need to get to Fuxian Lake City(the former Chengjiang County澄江县) first, then you can get to Fuxian Lake by local bus.

Kunming to Chengjiang County

There are many long-distance buses available every day from Kunming to Chengjiang County, departing about every 1 minutes, from 22:01 to 23:01. We just listed some of them, if you need more information or tickets booking, please contact us. 
Tourists can take the long-distance bus from Kunming South Bus Station (昆明南部客运站)to Chengjiang Bus Station(澄江客运中心), the journey will take about 1 hour. 

Bus Timetable

Departs Arrives Duration Price
22:01 Chengjiang Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥
22:02 Chengjiang Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥
22:03 Chengjiang Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥
22:04 Chengjiang Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥
22:05 Chengjiang Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥
… … … …
23:01 Chengjiang Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥

Chengjiang to Kunming

There are many long-distance buses available every day from Chengjiang County to Kunming, departing about every 10 minutes, from 06:35 to 18:05. We just listed some of them, if you need more information or tickets booking, please contact us. 
Tourists can take the long-distance bus from Chengjiang Bus Station(澄江客运中心) to Kunming South Bus Station (昆明南部客运站), the journey will take about 1 hour. 

Bus Timetable

Departs Arrives Duration Price
10:55 Kunming South Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥
11:05 Kunming South Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥
11:15 Kunming South Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥
11:25 Kunming South Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥
11:35 Kunming South Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥
… … … …
18:05 Kunming South Bus Station 1h 20 CN￥

Kunming South Bus Station
Address: New Luosiwan Trade Town
Public Bus: 12、170、210、212
Metro: Line No.1
Bus connections to: Pu’er city, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yuxi City, Honghe Prefecture, Jinning County
Tel: 0871-6736 1683
Chengjiang Bus Station
Address: No. 11 North Fengxiang Road, Chengjiang County(澄江县凤翔路北11号)
Bus connections to: Kunming city, Yuxi City, Tonghai and so on.
Tel: 0877-6911-595

Chengjiang to Fuxian Lake

By Bus:

Take the bus East Round of Lake(环湖东线, Huanhu Dongxian) at Chengjiang County Bus Station(县客运站), get off at He’ou Zhuangyuan Station(荷藕庄园), then you can get to Fuxian Lake. The bus ticket is 10 CN￥, it requires about 30 minutes for a one-way trip.
Take the Bus West Round of Lake(环湖西线, Huanhu Xixian) at Chengjiang County Bus Station, get off at Xianhu Road Crossing(仙湖路路口), then you can get to Fuxian Lake. The bus ticket is 10 CN￥, it requires about 40 minutes for a one-way trip.

By Train

Kunming to Yuxi

Everyday, there will be about 4 trains departing from Kunming Railway Station（昆明火车站）and 2 high-speed trains from Kunming South Railway Station（昆明南火车站）to Yuxi City（玉溪市）, and the schedule is listed as follows:

Train Schedules

Train Number Departure Arrival Duration Ticket Price(Hard Seat)
K638 05:30 06:48  1h18mins CNY 16.5
K9828 15:03 16:20  1 h17 mins CNY 16.5
K9868 17:20 18:37  1 h17 mins CNY 16.5
K6142 12:21 13:38  1 h17 mins CNY 16.5

High-speed Train Schedules

Train Number Departure Arrival Duration Ticket Price(Second class)
G1535 19:05 19:37  32mins CNY40
G1421 18:50 19:22  32mins CNY40

Yuxi to Kunming

There will be about 4 trains departing from Yuxi Raiway Station(玉溪站)to Kunming Railway Station（昆明火车站）and 5 high-speed trains to Kunming South Railway Station（昆明南火车站）to Yuxi City, and the schedule is listed as follows:

Train Schedules

Train Number Departure Arrival Duration Ticket Price(Hard Seat)
K9866 10:08 11:25  1 h17 mins CNY 16.5
K9826 13:30 14:47  1 h17 mins CNY 16.5
K636 21:40 22:58  1 h18 mins CNY 16.5
K6140 18:37 20:01  1 h24 mins CNY 16.5

High-speed Train Shcedules

Train Number Departure Arrival Duration Ticket Price(Second class)
D8642 09:05 09:37  32mins CNY32
G1536 10:50 11:23  33mins CNY40
G1422 G1422 11:32  32mins CNY40
D8650 19:57 20:29  32mins CNY32
D8646 20:05 20:37  32mins CNY32

Kunming Railway Station
Add:Guandu District, Kunming City, Yunnan Povince
How to Get: by bus, Metro Line 1 or taxi
Kunming South Railway Station:
Add: Xiangyuan Street, Chenggong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Povince
How to Get: Take Metro Line 1 or taxi
Yuxi Raiway Station
Add: Hongta District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Provincce

Yuxi City to Chengjiang

Take No. 18 bus at Yuxi Railway Station(玉溪站) and get off at District Public Security Bureau(公安局). The fare is CNY1 and arrive about 20 minutes.
The Chengxi Passenger Station(城西客运站) is next to the District Public Security Bureau. There are buses to Chengjiang County at the Chengxi Passenger Station.
When you arrive in Chengjiang County, you can get Fuxian Lake as the same way.

Tips

  • You can only get the bus tickets of Kunming to Chengjiang in person at the Kunming South Bus Station. 
  • The above information is for reference, if any change is based on actual information.
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