Kunming to Shanghai Trains Schedules, Fares, Railways Stations

Yunnan is well-known for its high level of ethnic diversity and breathtaking natural views. Kunming is the capital city as well as the tourist center of Yunnan. It is well-linked with other capitals and major tourist cities in China. If you want to leave Yunnan for Shanghai which is a good gateway city to take an international flight to back home you could take a flight or a high speed train. Usually a high speed train takes longer time but offers a sightseeing journey. In general, there are 4 high speed G-trains (G1378, G1372, G1374 and G1376) running from Kunming South Railway Station to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station every day. All of them depart in the morning and arrive at the night. The whole high speed train journey from Kunming to Shanghai takes about 11.5 ~ 12.5 hours. 3 normal trains are also available to transfer from Kunming to Shanghai, but they will cost over 30 hours.

Useful Link: Shanghai to Kunming Trains Schedules

Kunming Shanghai High Speed Train Route Map

Kunming Shanghai High Speed Train Route Map

Shanghai Kunming Speed Rail Map

Kunming South Railway Station (Kunmingnan Railway Station, 昆明南站)

Kunming South Railway Station was put into operation simultaneously with Shanghai Kunming High Speed Train. It only runs high speed trains (both G-trains and D-trains) and serves Shanghai Kunming High Speed Rail, Yunnan GUngxi High Speed Rail, Chongqing Kunming High Speed Rail, etc. Located in Wujiaying Street, Chenggong District (昆明市呈贡区吴家营街道) in southern Kunming, it is about 30km (1 hour’s driving) to old city center, 70km (1.5 hours’ driving) to Stone Forest and 180km (4 hours’ driving) to Dongchuan Red Land.

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station (上海虹桥火车站)

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, Shanghai’s main high speed train station, is located in No.1500, Shengui Road, Minhang District, West Shanghai (上海市闵行区申贵路1500号), about 20km to the downtown of Shanghai. Within walking distance to Terminal 2 of Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station enjoys convenient transportation. It is available to take subway (metro Line 2 and Line 10), maglev train, public bus and taxi to get there. Read more about Shanghai Railway Stations>

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Md.Shah alam

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Can I face language problem when I ride high speed train from kunming to shanghai.

2019-03-10 12:15

Hi Shah alam,

Thanks for your message. If you are traveling from Kunming to Shanghai by high speed train, you don’t need to worry about the language issue. After you arrive at the railway station, most directions and signs at the stations are in both Chinese and English, very clear to recognize, which can help you check in and board smoothly. And the attendants standing at the entrance of each carriage will also help you easily locate your carriage and seat. Better show them your ticket, because the staff knows little or just speak simple English. Once onboard, near all facilities are in bilingual (Mandarin & English), including the number of your seat, insturctions of toilets, water, the current running speed and the next station, terminus and etc. Boardcast will tell you your next stop and time needed in Chinese and English.

If you really concerns about the language, you can prepare a note to write down what you want to get, or download the Pleco, a very popular travel app to translate your language to Chinese. Here is our most useful Chinese phrase for China train travel: https://www.chinadiscovery.com/china-trains/chinese-phrases.html which may helps.

Best Regards! Wish you enjoy your Kunming Shanghai train travel.

Caroline at China Discovery 2019-03-11 15:37