Travel to Lijiang by train

There are daily services to Dali and Kunming. A ticket booking office is located on the north side of the road several hundred metres west of the bus station. The train station is an impressive structure about 7km south of Lijiang old town. Several public bus lines serve the station. Taxis are reluctant to use the meter and will demand high fares of 30-40 yuan, though with bargaining 15 yuan may be possible. Be aware that taxis are not easy to come by in Lijiang. An alternative is the small SUV-type vans which cruise around offering a share-taxi service.

A hard sleeper berth from Kunming to Lijiang costs ¥130 and runs from 10PM to 7AM. The soft sleeper car would cost you about ¥205 on the same train. If you travel by a small family, parents and a kid, consider the VIP chamber which is at the price of ¥614, one less than purchasing three individual tickets in a four bed standard room. You may feel a bit tight for luggage storage space, but you gain more valuable privacy, with your own family. From Dali the train is a faster, cheaper alternative to the crowded buses: Hard (padded) seat is about 31Y, and the journey takes only 2 hours from Dali city.

Train No. // Dpt // Arr. // Duration // Dpt. Time // Arr.Time // Soft-sleeper // Hard-sleeper // Soft seat // Hard seat

K9610 Kunming Lijiang 8hr:48min 10:00 18:48 ¥218/¥227 ¥142/¥148/¥153 ¥138 ¥90

L9630 Kunming Lijiang 9hr:14min 11:26 20:40 ------ ¥142/¥148/¥153 ---- ¥90

k9606 Kunming Lijiang 9hr:02min 21:58 07:00 ------ ¥142/¥148/¥153 ---- -----

K9602 Kunming Lijiang 9hr:00min 22:28 07:28 ¥218/¥227 ¥142/¥148/¥153 ¥138 ¥90

L9646 Kunming Lijiang 10hr:45min 22:50 09:35 ¥168/¥175 ¥99/¥104/¥107 ----- ----