Jianshui: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Jianshui is a city of 490,000 people in China (Yunnan), 1,939 m (6,362 ft) above sea level. Our booking partner lists 2 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Jianshui runs from about 10 h 41 min a day in late December to 13 h 41 min in late June (computed for 24.28° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Jianshui in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Jianshui · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 2 places to stay in Jianshui. Of the 2 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (2). Guests have left 51 reviews in total.
Hotels in Jianshui: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Kunming, 173 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Qujing, 291 km — tours
- Baoshan, 228 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Panzhihua, 261 km — tours
- Mengzi, 242 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Chuxiong, 90 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Wenshan City, 324 km
- Lincang, 123 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Xingyi, 383 km
- Pu'er, 167 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Jianshui?
About 490,000 people live in Jianshui (GeoNames).
What time zone is Jianshui in?
Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8.
What currency is used in Jianshui?
The Yuan Renminbi (CNY). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Jianshui?
Our booking partner lists 2 places to stay in Jianshui, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Jianshui?
Kunming (173 km), Qujing (291 km), Baoshan (228 km), Panzhihua (261 km), Mengzi (242 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.