Kǎilǐ Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Kǎilǐ is served by two bus stations: the long-distance bus station on Wenhua Beilu has departures to most destinations, but if you can’t find what you’re looking for try the local bus station on Yingpan Xilu.

Destinations from the local bus station cover most surrounding villages, including Lángdé (Y9 to Y10), Chóng’ān (Y11, one hour), Májiāng (Y8 to Y10) and Huángpíng (Y13, 30 minutes). Check times when you arrive.

Train

Kǎilǐ’s train station is a couple of kilometres north of town but departures are infrequent and the train service slow; you’re better off getting the bus. Trains leave round the clock for Guìyáng (Y16 to Y25), the majority between noon and midnight. These take three to five hours.

For longer distances, it’s worth stopping in Guìyáng to secure a reservation. Six trains a day pass through Kǎilǐ on their way to Chóngqìng; three a day pass through on their way to Kūnmíng (1.51pm, 8.37pm and 8.50pm). You can’t get a sleeper reservation in Kǎilǐ so you’ll have to pray for intervention from a higher power (the conductor guard). The same advice is valid for east-bound services to Běijīng and Shànghǎi.

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