How to get out Shaxi
Catch the mini-bus (45 mins, ￥10) to Jianchuan from outside the Shaxi bus station. There are daily buses to many other cities in Yunnan from the Jianchuan bus station. Price and schedule subject to change so better confirm with the Jianchuan bus station when you first arrive in Jianchuan.
Jianchuan and the roads that lead to both Lijiang and Dali are currently quite congested due to large scale road construction of the new Kunming Shangri-La Highway. On the road to Dali, be prepared for long traffic jams and white knuckle encounters with heavy lorries.
If heading to Dali an interesting alternative with much better scenery is the X804 road down through Qiao Hou, Lian Tie and into Yangbi. Mini Buses leave Jianchuan at 7.30am and 1.20 pm everyday, arriving to pick up outside the stationary store in Shaxi Village about one hour later. The fare down to Yangbi is 25 RMB and the trip takes about four hours. From Yangbi Station, there are regular buses to Xiaguan (Dali New Town), Xiaohuayuan Qiqezhan every few minutes. The journey takes the old road and is about 40 minutes costing 10 RMB.
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Price (¥)
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Departures
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Duration
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Last Update
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Dali
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35.00
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Every 15 mins from 6:30am to 6:00pm.
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3.5 hrs approx.
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May 2011
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Lijiang
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21.00
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4 buses every day: 8:30am, 10:30am,14:30,16:30
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2.5 hrs approx.
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May 2011
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Kunming
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130.00, 157.00
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9:30am, 6:00pm
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8 hrs approx.
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May 2011
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Zhongdian (Shangri-La)
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51.00
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8:30am, 9:30am
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4 hrs approx.
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May 2011
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