Hi there!How far is the distance to
stone forest from Shiin West Station ?Is it more closer than Kunming East Station ?

Everything in Shilin is closer to the stone forest, than Kunming Eastern Bus Station.

Thank you for responding promptly to my query .

Explorer, you really need to look at a map.

I think the problem is that many references report that the stone forest is in Kunming.

Which is true of course, since Shilin county is under jurisdiction of Kunming prefecture, although far from the city.

But I personally never imagine the stone forest to be in Kunming, and I consider Shilin (incorrectly perhaps) a region in its own right.

Hi Jalnjal! Thank you heartily for this travel info regarding the Stone Forest

.In fact,I will arrive from Nanning and I am thinking to alight in Shiin station instead of getting off in Kunming East. Do u think it is a good idea?After Shilin, i want to pursue my trip to Dali .So tell me, will it be easy to get train ticket in Shilin station or will i have to buy it in Kunming station . As u said , Shilin is a county and want to know if overnight train ticket is availabe at hand .

Sorry, I don't know about buying train tickets in Shilin.

Should be easy to buy a train ticket in Shilin, although perhaps not as easy during the week beginning May 1, International Worker's Day. If not, I think there will be a lot of buses.