"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
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In article , Walt Bilofsky
says...

Alfred, is that an old LP?

Yes.

My '06 Frommer's says there is a new expressway and it takes 4-5 hours
by bus. I don't believe the 4 hours, but he web site at
http://www.sinohotelguide.com/kunming/tour/trans.html lists most
busses as 5 or 6 hours, although there is a sleeper for 9 hours. Also
a discussion at lonelyplanet.com confirms 5 hours by bus.

http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/me...&iCountryId=84

Interesting. How fast things change in China. This is a country
developing at "Shenzhen speed".
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Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe

Went last year from Kunming to Dali by bus, was indeed approx 5
hours.Depends on the bus you take. The road is really good, with less curves
than the road from Dali to Yangshuo, which is quite bad if your suffering
from motionsickness. It looks like it was a new highway with no traffic at
all on it, which is quite strange..

Maus