Atlas of China
Jianshui to Jinghong 建水 – 景洪
Door to door, the high-speed train to Kunming, then a high-speed train comes out ahead: about 6 hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥259.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train, one changeat Kunming | 5 h 49 minC9518 + C305 | 6 hours | about ¥259 | |
| By road372 km, estimated | 7 h | 7 hours |
By train
No direct train runs. The quickest rail route changes at Kunming: C9518 from Jianshui to Kunming South (1 h 52 min), then C305 on to Xishuangbanna (3 h 25 min), 5 h 49 min in all with the wait, about ¥259 in standard class.
Jianshui: No G or D trains: C-series trains from Kunming and Kunming South take about 1¾–2 hours. Jinghong: Trip.com and the railway list the city as Xishuangbanna; the China–Laos Railway station is on the edge of Jinghong.
By air
No nonstop flights.
By road
Roughly 372 km by road and about 7 hours of driving, estimated from the distance.
At the other end
Featured places around Jinghong in Xishuangbanna.
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Xishuangbanna & Jinghong 西双版纳与景洪
Gilded Dai temples, a Mekong-side night market and April's Water-Splashing Festival
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Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden 中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园
China's largest botanical garden, with giant banyans, palms and true primary rainforest
Around Jianshui in Honghe: Yuanyang Rice Terraces, Jianshui Ancient Town.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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Honghe, with Jianshui · Xishuangbanna, with Jinghong · All routes
Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.