Beijing - Kunming Train

2 pairs of high speed trains are running between Beijing and Kunming; the travel time of these bullet G trains is about 11-12.5 hours. There is also one pair of overnight sleeper trains in service on this route; but their travel time is as long as 35 hours.
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G71	07:05 - 17:29	10h24m
G401	09:15 - 22:26	13h11m

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 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G72	09:15 - 19:35	10h20m
G402	10:56 - 23:42	12h46m

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Notes:
1. "+" indicates the second day.
2. The timetable here is for reference only. You may search for the real-time schedule by the tool on the page top.
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 3,623.5 - 3,940.5 USD 533 - 579	CNY 1,876 - 2,042 USD 276 - 300	CNY 1,147 - 1,250 USD 169 - 184

 Running Route
It consists of two sections:

 Beijing-Changsha: This is a section in north-south direction along Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Railway. The travel duration along this route is about 6-7.5 hours. The stations along the way include  Zhuozhou East, Gaobeidian East, Baoding East, Shijiazhuang, Gaoyi West, Xingtai East, Handan East, Anyang East, Hebi East, Xinxiang East, Zhengzhou East, Xuchang East, Luohe West, Zhumadian West, Minggang East, Xinyang East, Xiaogan North, Wuhan, Xianning North, Chibi North, Yueyang East, and Miluo East.

 Changsha-Kunming: This section in east-west direction is along Shanghai-Kunming High Speed Railway. The ride on this rail takes about 5-6.5 hours. Its intermediate stations include  Changsha South, Xiangtan North, Shaoshan South, Loudi South, Shaoyang North, Xinhua South, Xupu South, Huaihua South, Zhijiang, Xinhuang West, Tongren South, Sansui, Kaili South, Guiding North, Guiyang North, Pingba South, Anshun West, Guanling, Pu'anxian, Panzhou, Fuyuan North, Qujing North, and Songming.
 

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z161	11:55 - 23:10+	35h15m
K473	15:14 - 12:58++	45h44m
Z53	22:32 - 10:17++	35h45m

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z54	07:00 - 17:32+	34h32m
K474	19:13 - 14:47++	43h34m
Z162	19:56 - 06:55++	34h59m

Notes:
1. "+" indicates the second day. "++' indicates the third day.
2. The above timetable is for reference only. Please search for the real-time schedule by the tool on top of the page.
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 850.5 - 886 USD 125 - 130	CNY 548.5 - 573 USD 81 - 84	CNY 302.5 - 317 USD 44 - 47

 Stations along the way:
Z161/ Z162 run along almost the same route with a total distance of 1,972 miles (3,174 km), and all originate from/ end at Beijing West Railway Station and Kunming Railway Station. Stopovers along the way: Zhuozhou, Gaobeidian, Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai, Handan, Anyang, Xinxiang, Zhengzhou, Luohe, Zhumadian, Xingyang, Xiaogan, Wuchang, Yueyang, Changsha, Xiangtan, Xiangxiang, Luodi, Lianyuan, Lengshuijiang East, Xinhua, Xupu, Huaihua, Yuping, Guiding, Guiyang, Anshun, Liupanshui, Xuanwei, Hongguo, Qujing


Major Rail Lines from Beijing to:
 Major Rail Lines from Kunming to: