Hi, I am planning travel from Kunming to Lijiang. Is there any train between both cities? The train has soft seat?

Dear Lin,

Greetings from Sophie, Top China Travel!
Thank you very much for your visit and question.

Well noted that you are planning to travel from Kunming to Lijinag and considering how to get to Lijiang from Kunming.

I am delighted to tell you the transportation from Kunming to Lijiang as below for your reference,

►Flight
There are more than 15 flights from different airlines from Kunming to Lijiang or v.v. each day. It makes tourist's Yunnan tour more convenient. If your travel time is limited and hope more comfortable, flight is a good choice. Since there are many flights each they, it is easy to get discounted tickets, especially in shoulder and low season.

►Train
There are 6 trains each day from Kunming to Lijiang. 2 of them are in day time, which need around 7-8.5 hours on the train. The other 4 trains are overnight trains. The duration for overnight trains is around 9.5-10.5 hours. Although it spends much time, the advantage of train is less costy.
All the trains only have hard seat(RMB89), hard sleeper(RMB147) and soft sleeper(RMB226). Since it takes a long time on the train, we suggest clients take soft sleeper, which is the best one and you might have a better rest on the train before the next day's tour.

►Express Bus
There are many buses from Kunming to Lijiang in the day or at night. It takes around 9 hours. The bus fare is around RMB160.

Considering the comfort, flight is the best, but it might be most expensive one. Comparing train and bus, train is more comfortable. If you choose overnight train, it will be helpful to savel one night hotel accommodation fee for. Therefore, for individual tourist, If you do not mind the noisy caused by the rail, train is the best choice relatively.

Hope the above is clear and helpful.