Hi, Mr. Valenta, when will you take the train? Actually, you can buy the train ticket of Kunming/Guilin from the hotel you will stay if you will live in Kunming before you take the train. Or you can buy it from the railway station directly. The train tickets can be purchased about 10 days prior to its departure. While, the train tickets will be under high demand in the travel high season, say during the Festivals and the public holidays. Good luck!

Hallo, I will take the train on Sept 14. I will be just passing through Kunming Airport on Sept 9 - as a stopover of a flight Beijing-Lijiang. Later, I will come to Kunming on the September 13 (day before taking the train) and stay one night in a hotel. What is the best way to buy the tickets?

Hello, Mr. Valenta, you can reserve the train tickets directly from the hotel, which you will stay in Kunming. Actually, you will book the hotel in advance before you check in, right? Then, you can ask for the hotel reception desk to reserve the train tickets for you when you reserve the hotel. Good luck!