Plan your Kunming tour? At the time of my writing, Kunming is more that 7,000. Taxi should be the most convenient way to get around in Kunming City..
If you want to rent a car with driver to visit Kunming on your own way, check out the link for more information: Kunming Car Rental.
Taxi Models in Kunming
Generally speaking, the taxis running in the street of Kunming consists of Jetta, Santana, and Xiali.||
Kunming Taxi Fares:
Santana
• RMB8 for the flag-down-rate
• RMB1.8 per km for each additional kilometer
• RMB9.6 for the flag-down-rate after 22:00
• RMB2.7 for every additional kilometer after 22:00
Kunming Mini Taxi
• RMB7 for the flag-down-rate.
•RMB1.6 for each additional kilometer
Kunming Taxi Company Bookings
If you need to book a taxi, please make the call as following:
• Kunming Yinhe Taxi Company Tel: 0871-5112526
• Kunming Wuhuaxin Taxi Company Tel: 0871-3534388
• Kunming Wantong Taxi Company Tel: 0871-5332548
• Kunming Zhenhuan Taxi Company Tel: 0871-3175944
Hailing a Kunming City Taxi
•The best places to hail a taxi is near the Station, the Airport, Bus stop, Scenic Spots, Hotel and the taxi stands.
Kunming Taxi rider's rights
As a taxi rider, you have the rights below:
Direct drive to your destination and no compulsory car pooling
Go to any destination in and beyond Kunming
Your car driver knows the streets in Kunming and the way to major destinations in Kunming;
Your driver should know and abide by all traffic laws;
Air-conditioning on demand;
A radio-free trip;
No Smoking
A clean passenger seat area;
A clean trunk
A driver uses the horn only when necessary to warn of danger;
Tips: There is a distinctive animal image in each taxi which identifies taxi ownership. Keep the image in mind in case you leave something behind.
Kunming Taxi Stands
You will find some taxi stands on the main road in Kunming, however, passengers prefer to hail a taxi anywhere they feel convenient. The taxi stands have always been ignored.
Kunming Taxi Complaints
If you have any problem with a taxi in Zhengzhou, please contact the following:
• Kunming Tianshun Taxi Company. Tel: 0871-3312533
Kunming Taxi Useful Information
•Using a meter instead of bargaining with the cab driver
•Refusing a forced pooling taxi
•Kunmingl Airport-Kunming West Passenger Station : RMB100
•Kunming Airport-Kunming Railway Station: RMB20
•Kunming Railway Station-Hotels in Downtown RMB25-30
Tip: Hassle-free Wuyishan Guided Tours

If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for Wuyishan Guided Tours:
Kunming Day Tour Tour from US$ 69 p/p
Kunming Stone Forest Half Day Tour from US$ 105 p/p
Kunming Car Rental with driver from US$ 65
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