Bus Options from Changshui Airport to Kunming City -- 919

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I see frequent questions about transportation from the airport to the city. There's plenty of information available on line in English about the main shuttle bus system, including route maps.

But there is another bus company that also provides bus transportation from the airport to the city, and very little information exists about it in English. Furthermore, what little information that exists, even in Chinese, is out of date, because they have added several new routes recently and rearranged the stops on some others.

These alternate busses are the 919 busses. They cost 13 Yuan instead of the 25 Yuan that the main shuttle system charges. Most of them run every 30 minutes. Their start and stop time differs according to the route, the more popular routes having longer operating hours.

These 919 busses load all the way to the right as you exit the arrivals hall, near the domestic end. These busses are white with blue lettering, whereas the main shuttle system busses are mostly colored gold.

These busses started running in April of 2013, with only a couple of lines. They have gradually added lines until now they have 10 lines. (The standard shuttle system has 6 lines.)

They are a less "foreigner-friendly" option, but they do provide an alternative worth checking out if you need to take a bus for financial reasons and the main shuttle system doesn't go to your destination.

Walk to the kiosk selling these 919 route tickets in their loading area (all the way to the right) and there's a route map on the wall. They mainly cater to Chinese passengers and the attendants probably don't speak English.

Maybe over time, the service will become more bilingual and accessible to foreigners.

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Thanks a lot.

I found here it 919 is leaving really earlier.

http://bus.mapbar.com/kunming/poi/6O66OE9L_6mq5Rz9P56Sw5Sw00e88g7hP6by$B$15n200f

In Kunming there are several railway stations...

What is the exact name of the one I take train K1262 at 10:00 to Kaili (Via Guiyang)

Is it昆明站 only, or is it a more precise name?

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It's 昆明站。 (The main station.)

You do not want 北站 (North Station) or 西站 (West Station.)

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Thanks (I answered here in the wrong post)

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You're welcome. Hope it all works out.

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Thank you for your information on the 919 airport shuttle services.

Do they provide space for luggage like the other bus company? Is it convenient if we have big suitcase?

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#5 -- @SLG8601 -- Yes, they are the same kind of bus as the other company and have a large luggage bay underneath where you can put large suitcases. Seats are the same, routes are the same. Still, they manage a lower price (13 Yuan instead of 25.)

The only practical difference that I can see is that they seem to be used more by Chinese travelers and have less signs and spoken announcements in English. But they still are not at all difficult to navigate and to use.

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Yes thanks.

I found the shuttle first the 20th of February. I bought the ticket. Then I saw a 919 passing buy but they seemed "further".

With 55kg of luggage I didn't regret my first choice I wanted to rest...

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#8 -- Yes. Route Number 2 goes to the train station.

First bus of the day 05:00; last bus of the day 23:00. Runs about every 20 minutes. Costs 13 Yuan. That trip takes between 45 and 60 minutes at most times of day (more during rush hour.)

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