Kaiyuan: 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.
Kaiyuan is a city of 198,423 people in China (Yunnan), 1,313 m (4,308 ft) above sea level. It has 6 railway stations on record, including Kaiyuan South railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Kaiyuan runs from about 10 h 43 min a day in late December to 13 h 38 min in late June (computed for 23.7° 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 Kaiyuan in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
By rail: stations on record include Kaiyuan South railway station, Shilicun Railway Station, Dazhuang Railway Station, Data Railway Station, Xiaolongtan Railway Station, Datuzhai Railway Station. Trains to Kaiyuan
Buses to Kaiyuan · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hanoi, 395 km (Vietnam)
- Kunming, 160 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Qujing, 204 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Liupanshui, 357 km — trains
- Panzhihua, 359 km — trains
- Anshun, 388 km
- Baise, 339 km — trains
- Mengzi, 38 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Chuxiong, 232 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Jianshui, 221 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
How big is Kaiyuan?
About 198,423 people live in Kaiyuan, across 1,940 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Kaiyuan in?
Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8.
What currency is used in Kaiyuan?
The Yuan Renminbi (CNY). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Kaiyuan?
Hanoi (395 km), Kunming (160 km), Qujing (204 km), Liupanshui (357 km), Panzhihua (359 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.