Kunming - Huangshan Train

Currently, a pair of high speed trains are operated between Kunming and Huangshan, taking around 10.5 hours. A second class seat costs CNY 803. Normal speed trains are not available.

For more trains, passengers could transer in Changsha or Shangrao, with a duration of 15 hours at most on the high speed trains. Besides, flight with high speed train is also a fast way to travel between the two cities, taking 3.5 - 5 hours and CNY 740.5 - 2,076 in total.
  Open Date: October 11, 2022
 Duration: about 10.5 hours
 Top Speed: 350 km/h (217 mph)
 Operated at: Kunming South Railway Station, Huangshan North Railway Station
 Stations along the way: Qujing North, Fuyuan North, Anshun West, Guiyang North, Kaili South, Sansui, Xinhuang West, Huaihua South, Loudi South, Changsha South, Pingxiang North, Xinyu North, Nanchang West, Yingtan North, Shangrao, Wuyuan
 (Last Update on Jan 13, 2025)

First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 1,338 USD 184	CNY 803 USD 110

 

Routes	High Speed Schedule	Duration	Ticket Fare (Second Class Seat)
Kunming South  –  Changsha South	about 21 pairs from about 07:05 to 16:20	5.5 - 7.5 hours	CNY 360.5 - 530
Changsha South – Huangshan North	4 daily pairs from 07:37 to 16:48	nearly 3.5 - 7.5 hours	CNY 339 - 631
Total	---	9 - 15 hours	CNY 699.5 - 1,161

 

Routes	High Speed Schedule	Duration	Ticket Fare (Second Class Seat)
Kunming South – Shangrao	about 10 pairs from about 07:05 to 11:48	9 - 10 hours	CNY 701 - 728
Shangrao – Huangshan North	over 27 pairs from about 08:44 to 20:13	40 - 58 minutes	CNY 74.5
Total	---	9.5 - 11 hours	CNY 775.5 - 802.5

 Passengers can take a flight to shuttle from Kunming to Hefei and then transfer to high speed trains, which is probably the most time-saving way to travel between Kunming and Huangshan as there is no direct flight.
 

	Schedule	Duration	Ticket Fare
Kunming Airport - Hefei Airport	8 pairs of flights from 09:05 – 23:30	2 - 2.5 hours	CNY 600 – 1,900 for economy class
Hefei South - Huangshan North	over 46 pairs of high speed trains from 07:10 - 20:32	1.5 – 2.5 hours	CNY 140.5 - 176
Total	---	3.5 - 5 hours	Around CNY 740.5 – 2,076

To travel in the above way, passengers need to transfer between Hefei Airport and Hefei South Railway Station. The airport shuttle bus line 3 is running between with the duration of around an hour. If by taxi, it also takes about an hour costing around CNY 120.

Passengers can also choose to make this transfer in Hangzhou. The overall duration by is around 5 hours.

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