International visitors can enter and exit Yunnan by air or overland. The transportation options from abroad or other regions in China include flights, high-speed trains, or road trips.
Airports:
✈ Kunming Changshui International Airport (Kunming)
✈ Lijiang Sanyi International Airport (Lijiang)
✈Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture)
✈ Dehong Mangshi Airport
(Mangshi city, Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture)
Major land border crossing
▪ Mohan Railway Port & Mohan Highway Port
(Mohan town, Mengla county, Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture)
e.g. China-Laos Railway & Y26 China-Laos Railway international tourism train starting from Oct 21, 2025
Visa-free entry
1.240-hour visa-free transit policy for international visitors, a 10-day stay in 9 regions in Yunnan listed as the following:
★Four cities: Kunming, Lijiang, Pu'er, and Yuxi
★Five autonomous prefectures:
▪ Dali Bai autonomous prefecture
▪ Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture
▪ Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture
▪ Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, and
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture
★Entry/Exit:
▪ Kunming Changshui International Airport
▪ Lijiang Sanyi International Airport
▪ Mohan Railway Port
2. 6-day visa-free trip for tour groups made up of at least two ordinary passport holders from any of the 10 ASEAN member countries to Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture
★Entry/Exit:
▪ Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport
▪ Mohan Railway Port
▪ Mohan Highway Port
3. A 30-day stay in Yunnan under the unilateral visa-free policy for nationals holding valid ordinary passports from 48 countries
★Entry/Exit: all ports open to foreign nationals (with some exceptions)
★List of eligible countries (subject to policy updates):
▪ Europe (34 countries): France, Germany, ltaly, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, lreland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, lceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Sweden
▪ Oceania (2 countries): Australia, New Zealand
▪ Asia (7 countries): Bahrain, Brunei, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Republic of Korea
▪ South America (5 countries): Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay
(Information updated in December 2025)