From Kunming, China, you can apply for a visa to Vietnam: either visiting Vietnamese Consulate or apply for a cost effective visa on arrival.

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Visiting Vietnam consulate in Kunming

The cost is around 400 RMB (~US$50), single 1 month, and issued in 3 days.

Vietnam visa fee

- Y400 4 days (30 days)
- Y600 same day (30days)

Vietnamese Embassy, Kunming Consulate:
Add: 2nd floor, Kai Wah International Hotel, 157 Beijing Lu, Kunming
Tel: 86-871-3522669/3515889 ; Fax: 86-871-3516667
Email: tlsqcm@yahoo.com

You may also apply for a convenient visa on arrival without visiting an embassy or sending off your passport.

How to get there to Hanoi from Kunming, China

By train & bus

Train is no longer operated due to landslides. However, a daily bus takes over 10 hours and costs less than US$24, but the condition of the bus is not good.

By air

Vietnam airlines operates flights from Kunming to Hanoi. A one-way Kunming - Hanoi plane ticket on Vietnam Airlines, cost about 2800 RMB inclusive of taxes.