Guiyang - Kunming High Speed Train

At this time, about 51 pairs of high speed G trains are running daily between Guiyang North Railway Station and Kunming Railway Station, Kunming South Railway Station with travel time of around 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
  Distance: 289 miles (465 km)
 Duration: 2.5-3.5 hours
 Designed speed: 186/217 mph (300/350 km/h)
 Stations along the way: Guiyang North, Pingba South, Anshun West, Guanling, Pu'anxian, Panzhou, Fuyuan North, Qujing North, Songming, Kunming South, Kunming

Guiyang - Kunming High Speed Train

 (Last Update on Oct 18, 2024)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G2969	07:40 - 10:26	2h46m
G2871	09:52 - 12:45	2h53m
G2115	12:54 - 15:36	2h42m
G409	17:15 - 19:43	2h28m
G1681	20:21 - 23:09	2h48m

Around 51 departures in total: departure time from 06:56 to 21:12; duration from 2h26m-3h15m.
See more Guiyang Schedule  
 (Last Update on Oct 18, 2024)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G2832	07:00 - 09:33	2h33m
G2970	09:18 - 12:05	2h47m
G2850	12:17 - 15:02	2h45m
G2122	16:20 - 19:11	2h51m
G2982	20:15 - 22:56	2h41m

Around 51 departures in total: departure time from 07:00 to 20:15; duration from 2h26m-3h5m.
See more Kunming Schedule
 (Last Update on Oct 18, 2024)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 629.5 - 711.5 USD 89 - 101	CNY 335.5 - 380 USD 48 - 54	CNY 199.5 - 226.5 USD 28 - 32

 

Guiyang - Kunming Railway Map

It is confirmed that CRH380A is used along Guiyang-Kunming high speed railroad. CRH380A, 203 meters (222 yards ) in length, has 8 carriages. It is equipped with 10 business class seats, 28 first class seats, and nearly 500 second class seats. Its experimental speed along Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway once reached 486 km/h (302 mph), which is the fastest among all CRH trains made in China till now and hence got the reputation of "plane flying on land".
 (Last Update on Oct 18, 2024)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z53	02:57 - 10:10	7h13m
K137	03:32 - 12:00	8h28m
K985	15:05 - 23:30	8h25m
Z287	20:03 - 04:05+	8h2m
K691	22:44 - 07:00+	8h16m

8 departures in total: departure time from 02:57 to 22:44; duration is 7H13M to 8H28M. 
 (Last Update on Oct 18, 2024)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
Z54	07:00 - 13:41	6h41m
Z288	10:08 - 16:46	6h38m
K138	18:28 - 02:23+	7h55m
Z162	20:00 - 02:37+	6h37m
K692	21:38 - 05:18+	7h40m

8 departures in total: departure time from 07:00 to 21:38; duration is 6H25M to 8H55M. 
Notes:
1. "+" indicates the second day.
2. The timetable is for reference only. You can  use the search tool on top the page for the most up-to-date schedule.

 Ticket Fare
(Last Update on Oct 18, 2024)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 244 / USD 35	CNY 161 / USD 23	CNY 86 / USD 12

Note: Among all the normal ones, overnight sleeper trains leaving in the night and arriving in the morning are good choices for budget travelers because it can save both daytime and one-night accommodation fee.

Guiyang - Kunming Normal Train

 The chart below will make it clear:

Traveling Methods	Duration	Ticket Price	Results of comparison
Flight	An hour	About CNY1,000 for a full fare economy class seat	Fast, but expensive. More importantly, count in the travel time to/from airports in suburban areas, the total consumed time will not be much different to the high speed rail service.
Non-bullet train	6.5-9 hours	CNY161 for hard sleeper; CNY244 for soft sleeper	Cheap but time-consuming
Long-distance bus	About 7 hours	About CNY 250	Time-consuming, unsafe and not so comfortable
High speed train	2.5-3.5 hours	CNY199.5-226.5 for a second class seat	1. Competitive ticket price 2. Short travel time, comfortable carriage, and fantastic scenery outside the window

 

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