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Kunming by plane
Kunming by plane
Kunming International Airport (KMG) has flights from South-East Asia and cities like Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, as well as plenty of domestic connections through China. Immigration can be very congested. Hong Kong flights are processed fairly quickly as Chinese from there need only show their identity card. But processing of foreigners can take about two minutes per person and with only three immigration officers working this can get rather frustrating.
Currently the airport is located about 9km south-east of the city area, with a taxi ride to the city costing about ¥20-25. At peak times you can expect to double this, as Kunming suffers major traffic congestion.
A new airport is currently in the planning stages, and it is thought that it will be located about 60km north-east of the city center. It is estimated to be completed some time in the next 5 years, as they also have to build the transport infrastructure to the new location.
You can book Air tickets from Air China Office, Wallton Building, 448 Baoshan Jie,(0871)3159171 or any number of travel agents in the King World Hotel a few blocks north of the train station on Beijing Lu. Tickets to Beijing are usually about ¥1600 to 2000, to Hong Kong about ¥1200 to 1500, with closer destinations getting ever cheaper as China's domestic carriers jostle for market share.
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