Anyone know if the 990/989 or 8945/8946 trains are still running between kunming and yuxi? Internet search says depart yuxi
daily at 8:00am, arrive km 10:15 daily.
hard seat fare 10 or 15 RMB.
These are the standard trains, not the new
high-speed replacement line scheduled for
2015. (who's in that much of a hurry to
get to yuxi anyway?)
if so, what's the deal on taking a bicycle
on the train?
pretty sure there are no trains to Yuxi. www.tielu.org agrees with this.
there are buses that take about an hour. given all the changes with the bus stations that happened a few months back, i'm unsure which bus station currently serves Yuxi, maybe someone else can chip in.
if you're into cycling, you can ride to Yuxi - it's around 85km. head down the west side of Dianchi and keep going :) it's downhill, but you'll often catch a headwind.
I live in Yuxi. Yes, there are trains between here and Kunming. I can't tell you about how to get a ticket, though.
They are slow and make a stop at every little farm village between the two places. But I reckon it'd be a good trip for the scenery if you've got some time to kill.
If you want to come here for a day trip, get a bus, or better yet, grab a 50kaui black car from Beijing lu. Those will get you here in an hour.
nonnononono. i don't wanna go TO yuxi,
i just wanna get AWAY from yuxi. i'm cycling
from thailand to kunming. would rather avoid
the traffic coming into the big city, thus the
question about the train. if no train, then
i must cycle uphill. likely with headwind.
and rain.
"nonnononono. i don't wanna go TO yuxi,
i just wanna get AWAY from yuxi.". alright, calm down, no need to be rude. maybe asking if the trains "are still running between yuxi and kunming" would have clarified your direction of travel. or maybe just explaining that you planned to finish a long cycle trip by lolling around on a train.
"if no train, then i must cycle uphill. likely with headwind. and rain."
errr, if it's a headwind when you're riding south, i think that would make it a tailwind when you're riding north...?
yes, it is uphill, but it's steady, and you'll have seen worse if you're riding from thailand. the traffic's not that bad, and you likely won't encounter much trouble until you reach Kunming proper. i'd suggest you ride it out. should you still want to cheat, i'd say the bus is the way to go - they have luggage space underneath that can take a bike.
rain... yeah, it's the rainy season. haven't seen much rain lately though.
So any advice on getting to the YUXI bound bus station? The only one I know of is now in Cheng Gong, which is more than an hour away from where I live (Yunnan Ag. U.).
Tell me about these 50 rmb black cars I can supposedly find on Renming Lu. Do they have signs saying they will go to YUXI?
