There are two bus stations in Zhongdian. The largest station is on the intersection of Changzhen Road and Jiantang Road. The station has buses to and from most tourist destinations. The detailed schedule is as follows:

To Zhongdian:
From Kunming The South Station 8:20am Express 14 Hours RMB 172
The Western station 9am Express 14 Hours, RMB 172
Huangtupo Station 3pm 7pm Sleeper 16 Hours, RMB 116
From Dali Main Station in Xiaguan 9am 15pm Express 8 Hours, RMB80
From Lijiang Main station 7am-3pm(one bus an hour) Mini bus 5 hours, RMB27
From Panzhihua Main station 11am Sleeper 14 hours, RMB95

From Zhongdian:
Destination Bus Type Schedule Time Fare
Kunming Express 9:00 13hr RMB180
Normal Sleepers 16:00, 18:00 15hr RMB 116
Lijiang Mini bus 7:00, 12:00 5hr RMB 27
Xiaguan(Dali) Mini Bus 6 buses before noon 8hr RMB42
Sleeper 19:00 ,20:00 8hr RMB51
Express 13:00 7hr RMB80
Weixi Mini bus 7:10 8hr RMB31
Deqing Mini bus 7:20, 8:20, 9:20 6hr RMB27
Bengzilan Mini bus 14:00, 15:00 3hr RMB15
Xiangcheng(Sichuan Province) Mini bus 7:30 9hr RMB40
Panzhihua(Sichuan Province) Sleeper 15:00 15hr RMB80

There is another bus station at the intersection of Changzheng Road and Huancheng Road. A few buses to the captioned destinations are also available, but the fare for the buses from this station is less than the fare for the buses from the main station.