Kunming Dali High Speed Railway & Train Map 2025

Kunming Dali high speed railway finally has been taken into official service for all people to Yunnan. This nice high speed railway has saved much time for the transfer between Kunming and Dali, from the nearly 5.5 hours by the normal train in the past to the really short about 2 hours by the so fast bullet trains. You needn’t worry about planning the train transfer in a specific time period, since there provides frequent trains, usually over 20, every day from Kunming to Dali and in reverse.

Kunming Dali High Speed Train Route Map

Kunming Dali High Speed Railway is actually an important part of the China Burma International Railway to connect Yunnan with some countries in Asia. The whole route between Kunming and Dali measures for about 328 kilometers long and passes the main cities including Kunming, Chuxiong and Dali for the daily transfer and the convenient tourist enjoyment of world travelers. On the way, there are in total about 8 railway stations, including Kunming South Station (昆明南站), Kunming Station(昆明站), Lufeng South Station (禄丰南站), Guangtong North Station (广通北站), Chuxiong Station (楚雄站), Nanhua Station (南华站), Xiangyun Station (祥云站), and Dali Station (大理站). Among all of them, Kunming Railway Station and Dali Railway Station the two departure stations are most frequently used. So let’s have a brief knowledge about these two major stations at below.

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Kunming South Railway Station (昆明南站)

Kunming South Station is one of the major high seed train station in this City of Spring. Located at Xiangyuan Street, Chenggong District, Kunming City (昆明市呈贡区祥园街), this station is in the prosperous area with convenient transportation to other places, although it is not at the city center where you can find most ideal hotels and the top popular attractions, the local Metro Line 1 can take you there with speed and convenience. To the city center and Cuihu Lake area, it needs about 1.5 hours by Metro Line 1 and Line 2. If you want to visit the Western Hill, it needs further transfer to the Line 3 and needs about 1.5-2 hours in total.

Kunming Railway Station (昆明站)

Kunming Railway Station is located at No.1 Beijing Road, Guandu District, Kunming City (昆明市官渡区北京路1号 昆明站). Being at the city downtown area, it is easy to go from there to your hotels and other attractions in this city. Usually, it needs about 0.5 hours to the city center by local Metro Line 2. If you transfer by local taxi, it needs about 30 minutes to Kunming Cuihu Lake, about 1.5-2 hours to the Stone Forest scenic spot, etc. If you want to visit the Dongchuan Red Land scenic area, it will take about 3.5-4 hour by car.

Dali Railway Station (大理站)

Dali Railway Station is a major train station in Dali city, which is situated at No.261, Weishan Road, Dali City (大理市新城区巍山路261号 大理站). From this station, you can reach many tourist places by local buses with real convenience. Besides, you can transfer by car with better experience and save time, and it usually takes about 15-20 minutes to the city center, about 40-50 minutes to Dali Ancient City and Three Pagoda Park, about 45-50 minutes to Longkan Pier or Caicun Pier of Erhai Lake, etc.

Note: if you have any questions about the local transfer and train stations in Kunming and Dali, please directly contact our Travel Consultant for help!

Useful Kunming and Dali Travel Maps

Kunming and Dali are both top favored tourist destinations in China for domestic and international tourists. For your satisfied traveling experience in the two places, we suggest you arrange 3-4 days to explore the charm of this “Spring City” and its amazing natural wonders nearby, including Dongchuan Red Land, Stone Forest, etc. And further 3-4 days in Dali to feel the leisure and antique elegance of this historical and poetic wonderland, during which you can visit its renowned Dali Old Town, Erhai Lake, Cangshan Mountain, Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, Xizhou Ancient Town, etc. So here, to help you better know the transportation and locations of major spots in Kunming and Dali, we collect some very useful Kunming maps and Dali maps to help you plan your Kunming Dali tour in Yunnan. Please click them to see larger and clearer maps at below!

Other Popular China High Speed Train Routes You May be Interested in

In addition to Kunming and Dali, there are still over 150 other cities can be reached by high speed trains and many of them are popular tourist destinations as well, like Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Guilin, Huangshan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuhan etc. Click the following maps to know more favored rail lines and you can check all high speed train routes and more maps here.