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Treacherous Mountain roads.
By WINDENERGY | 6/6/2007 2:37:13 AM

I recently traveled round-trip from Weixin to Yibin on the bus. Much of the way was along dusty, rocky roads with major potholes and entire lane closures. There are also numerous other buses and blue coal-hauling trucks to beware of when coming and going.
The drivers are first rate and now I know why the Chinese drivers blow their horns so often. Along a one-lane, twisty mountain road this is the only way of telling on-coming traffic that you are there.
If you plan to travel via bus in northern Yunnan or southern Sichuan, bring along water, some spending money for buying snacks and a pillow and/or blanket to relax with. The busses stop frequently to pick up anybody that is waving them down.

Kunming to Dali (Old City)
By LEYGARA | 2/4/2006 2:52:24 AM

Camellia Hotel in Kunming excellent value - clean, friendly,very helpful - travel agent near gates good for tickets to Xiaguan (18kms south of Dali old city) - 104 Y one way - depart 9.40 - will arrange small bus from hotel to main bus station included in price - bus to Xiaguan a/c very comfy - 5hrs - catch no 4 local bus outside bus station to Dali - 30mins 1Y - excellent accom Tibetan Jims Hotel or Guesthouse - Michaels Travel for return ticket back Kunming. Enjoy this wonderful area

Hekou - Kunming Bus
By KYLE | 1/9/2006 3:25:11 AM

Coming to Kunming from Hanoi?
Any travel is difficult in China if you dont really have a little bit of the language down so make sure you study. There are a few buses from Hekou. 9:30, 12:30, and some time after 6:00.
You dont want to get stuck in boaring Hekou, so make sure you time it right. Buses going to Hekou from Kunming leave at night, 7:30 arriving early morning.

Dali transport
By KYLE | 10/15/2005 6:06:06 AM

Two ways to travel.
The bus costs 66 to Kunming. It took a lengthy six hours.
Then theres the sleeper train for 86. A good sleep on a nice train, it arrives in Kunming at 6:00 Am and leaves at 10:20 PM.

Vietnam to Kunming (the cheap way)
By KYLE | 8/9/2005 11:14:18 AM

The cheapest way to get from
Vietnam to Kunming is a train - bus transfer.
In Hanoi you can take the hard seat train for 4$ American. You must by this at the train station. It departs at 7:00 AM. You arrive in Lao Cai at about 4:30PM, just enough time to cross the boarder. It is a very quick ride from the train station to the boarder. You should pay only 30 cents. You arrive in China in the small town of Hekou. From there you can take a number of different buses to Kunming. The cheapest one is at 10:50 AM. You arrive in Kunming at about 9:00 PM. Jump on bus # 3 to The hump guest house and let your Chinese adventure begin.

Good luck

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