Hi, my flight will arrive at Kunming Airport on October 12th. I only have a couple of days in Kunming, but I want to see the Dongchuan Red Land. Is it far from Kunming? How should I get to the Dongchuan Red Land from Kunming and how long does it take? Thanks for your kind answer in advance.

Dear Joe,

Thanks for contacting Top China Travel! 

Dongchuan Red Land is located in Huashitou Country, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Capital city of Yunnan Province. Dongchuan is a rural place in the Wumeng Mountainous area, about 180km north of Kunming, becomes very famous among photographers for its red soil. For those who have seen the pictures of the Red land, no one can resist being attracted to its beautiful scenery! Just like a painting of a great magnificent landscape.

The most convenient for you is to rent a private car with a driver and a tour guide with a travel agency. In that case, you can go directly to Dongchuan Red Land when you get out of the airport. And your trip would be more comfortable and flexible. TopChinaTravel can off this kind of transfer service or chartering-car service for our guests. If you need it, just let us know.

Also, you can go to Dongchuan by public way, usually by bus. And there are two options to choose from.

►Option 1 Kunming- Dongchuan Red Land area
There are two buses every day, which starts off from Kunming North Bus Station to Fazhe. The buses will take you directly to the Dongchuan Red Land area. They depart at 7:50 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.. The journey takes about 4.5 hours and the time duration may change, because this kind of bus is running on the winding road and the passengers get on or off. But, to take the bus, you need to get to Kunming North Bus Station from airport first.

►Option 2 Kunming-Dongchuan-Huagou
By this way, you have to get o Dongchuan County from Kunming first, then transfer to the Red Land area. The transport is quite convenient from Kunming to Dongchuan County. There are buses leaving for Dongchuan County from Kunming Dong Ju Bus Station every day. It departs every 20 minutes from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and the journey takes about 2.5 hours. Upon your arrival at Dongchuan County, there are a few buses leaving for Dongchuan Red Land Scenic Area every day. You can consult the ticket sellers in the bus station how you can get to the Red Land Scenic Area. Or you can hip on a stop-over bus which is leaving for “Fazhe” and ask the driver to stop at Hougou, where is the main tourist area to see the red land.

By the way, there is a 6 Days Yunnan Dongchuan Red Land Tour package on our website. This tour is on private basis. If you are interested in it, we would be honored to arrange this tour for you.

Any further request or question, please feel free to contact with us.