Kunming-XishuangBanna Transportation

Xishuangbana is about 700 kilometers from Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province. Being next to Thailand and Vietnam, it is famous for its magical natural scenery of tropical rain forest and ethnic minorities’ charms. Jinghong is the political, cultural and financial center of Xishuangbanna. Bordering with Burma in the south, Jinghong is an important port city linking China with the Southeast Asian countries and regions. It can be reachable by air and coach.

By Air

Xishuangbanna Airport, completed in April, 1990, is only 5 kilometers away from Jinghong City. It is the second largest airport in Yunnan, only second to Kunming Changshui Airport. There area large number of flights from Kunming to Jinghong City every day, which takes about 45 minutes from Kunming to Jinghong. There are airport buses bringing passengers to the downtown. Tourists also can take No.1 bus and the bus stop is situated 500 meters away from the airport.

Kunming-Jinghong Airline Timetable

Flight Number Airlines Departure Time Arrival Time
PN6218 West Air 09:45 11:00
DR5303 Ruili Airlines 07:00 08:05
8L9906 Lucky Air 06:35 07:40
KY8209 Kunming Airlines 06:45 08:00
KY8280 Kunming Airlines 10:40 12:00
3U8621 Sichuan Airlines 07:55 09:15
MU5901 China Eastern Airlines 08:30 09:40
MU5740 China Eastern Airlines 22:15 23:25
8L9910 Lucky Air 09:05 10:10
8L9904 Lucky Air 10:55 12:05
MU5909 China Eastern Airlines 09:40 11:00
MU5724 China Eastern Airlines 22:30 23:40
MU5792 China Eastern Airlines 22:30 23:40
BK2743 Okay Airways 14:35 15:55
PN6393 West Air 20:05 21:10
G52757 China Express Airlines 16:40 17:50
JD5790 Beijing Capital Airlines 13:10 14:25
DR6511 Ruili Airlines 22:05 23:10
DR6509 Ruili Airlines 19:30 20:45
8L9908 Lucky Air 22:00 23:10
KY8207 Kunming Airlines 22:10 23:15
EU2225 Chengdu Airlines 19:00 20:10
MU5748 China Eastern Airlines 20:25 21:30
MU5903 China Eastern Airlines 21:10 22:15
MU5905 China Eastern Airlines 21:35 22:45
FM9453 Shanghai Airlines 13:05 14:10
CZ6369 China Southern Airlines 16:45 17:55
MU9453 China Eastern Airlines 13:05 14:10
MU5714 China Eastern Airlines 14:10 15:15
MU5645 China Eastern Airlines 18:40 19:55
CZ3491 China Southern Airlines 11:35 12:45
ZH3109 Shenzhen Airlines 06:45 08:00
CA5709 Air China 06:45 08:00

By Coach

Xishuangbanna is 550km away from Kunming, and it takes 9 hours for the whole journey from Kunming to Xishuangbannan via expressway which has been opened since the year 2006. Most long-distance coaches running from Kunming to Xishuangbanna are set off night sleeping cars. Everyday there are about 50 long-distance coaches departing to Jinghong. When arriving in Jinghong, you can go to any scenic spot by taking the bus at any passenger station and Xishuangbanna passenger transport station.

Kunming-Jinghong Bus Timetable

Departure Station Arrival Station Departure Time
South Bus Station Metro Station Jinghong Bus Station 08:00, 08:30, 08:55, 10:00,  11:00, 12:00, 12:10, 14:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:30, 19:40, 20:30, 20:40, 21:25, 21:30
South Bus Station Jinghong Bus Station 08:00, 09:00, 22:00
Kunming Railway Station Gaozhuang Xishuangjing 08:30, 09:30, 10:30, 14:00, 21:30, 
Kunming Railway Station Jinghong South Bus Station 08:30, 09:30, 10:30, 
South Bus Station Metro Station Gaozhuang Xishuangjing 08:30
South Bus Station Jinghong 08:40, 09:40, 10:40, 11:40, 12:10, 20:20, 20:40, 21:20, 21:30, 21:40
Kunming Changshui Airport Jinghong South Bus Station 09:00, 14:30
South Bus Station Jinghong South Bus Station 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 14:00, 17:00, 21:00
Kunming Rail South Station Jinghong 09:00,09:20, 09:40, 10:00, 11:20, 11:30, 12:30, 18:00, 20:30, 21:30, 21:40, 22:00, 16:00
Kunming Downtown Jinghong 09:00, 10:30
Kunming Rail South Station Jinghong South Bus Station 15:00
South Bus Station Xishuangbanna Bus Station 20:30
North Bus Station Jinghong South Bus Station 21:00
East Bus Station Jinghong 21:30