Metro Line 6 starts on B2 and runs to Tangzixiang, a downtown interchange: plan about 30–40 minutes to that station. Change to Line 2 for Dongfeng Square; allow additional transfer and walking time. The usual last departure from Airport Center towards Tangzixiang is 23:00. Landing close to that time? Allow for baggage and immigration, then take a taxi or a prearranged road transfer.
Kunming, the practical part 昆明
What’s different here, and the few things that quietly cost people a morning.
Getting in
Both stations run trains; our Kunming–Dali leg uses Kunming station. Read the station on the ticket — they are far apart.
Metro Line 1/2 through-service towards North Coach Station reaches central Dongfeng Square; the fare is ¥7. Plan roughly 45–60 minutes on the metro and 60–90 minutes including the walk to a central hotel. A taxi/DiDi to the central Nanping Street / Jinma Biji area is a planning estimate of 35–55 minutes and ¥70–120, depending on traffic and the quote.
Getting around
Select 昆明地铁乘车码 for the metro and 昆明云公交卡 for city buses in Alipay; they are separately named codes.
A 昆明智慧通普通卡 can be added through Alipay, 智慧通行 or Apple Wallet on iPhone for NFC rides on Kunming buses and metro.
Easy to get wrong
Going to the wrong Kunming station for the Dali train.
Navigate to the exact station on the ticket (昆明站 or 昆明南站) and allow extra time for the cross-city ride.
The province museum cannot be treated as the next neighbouring stop after Green Lake and Yuantong.
Keep the central pair for one block and the province museum for another, with its own transfer and Monday closure check.
The selected experience is the evening wholesale flower trade, not the daytime 09:00–18:00 visit.
Treat the clearance interval before the 20:30 trade start separately; do not send the traveller to the night-trade experience in the afternoon.
Past travel notices
One outing, with room to enjoy it
Green Lake and Yuantong Temple
165–240 minutes for the full block
Cuihu Park →
1–1.5 hours
Yuantong Temple →
1–1.5 hours