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