Cheapest€161.80
- Sichuan Airlines SA184114:063h 7m17:13Kunming KMGShanghai SHA
Door to door 6h 17mCO2 496.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Kunming to Shanghai costs €161.80 at the cheapest and takes 6h 7m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 5 operators. The route covers 2,018 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 2,018 km
- Fastest
- 6h 7m
- Average
- 6h 19m
- Services per day
- 40
- Cheapest
- €161.80
- CO2 per passenger
- 496.4 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 7m | 2h 57m | 3h 10m | €190.71 | 496.4 kg | 40 |
- 6h 7mFastest, by Flight
- €190.71Cheapest, by Flight
- 496.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 2,018 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€177.73
- Sichuan Airlines SA532416:482h 57m19:45Kunming KMGShanghai PVG
Door to door 6h 7mCO2 496.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Kunming to Shanghai | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €422.58 | €368.30 | €344.11 | €246.17 | €238.50 | €252.66 | €315.79 | €238.50 | €244.40 | €232.01 | €196.02 | €190.71 | €207.23 | €255.02 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €161.80
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When to book Kunming to Shanghai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €167.1190 days
- €125.2260 days
- €152.9545 days
- €166.5230 days
- €200.1521 days
- €255.0214 days
- €315.797 days
- €344.113 days
- €422.581 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €125.22.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 237 percent. The most expensive point is €422.58, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €232.01Sun
- €196.02Mon
- €190.71Tue
- €207.23Wed
- €255.02Thu
- €238.50Fri
- €244.40Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €238.50Sep
- €171.83Oct
- €151.77Nov
- €154.13Dec
- €151.77Jan
- €129.35Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,018 km against 1,959 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Kunming at 06:03 and the last at 20:52, across 40 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Kunming
Rail
- Kunming South Station
- Kunming railway station
- Kunming Railway Station
Bus
- Kunming East Bus Terminal
- 北市区车场
Air
- KMG
Shanghai
Rail
- Shanghai railway station
- Shanghainan Railway Station
- Shanghai West railway station
Bus
- 江汉路
- 南翔汽车站
Air
- PVG
- SHA
Ferry
- Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal
- 塘桥渡口
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| China Eastern Airlines | €165.93 |
| China Southern Airlines | €170.65 |
| Juneyao Airlines | €162.98 |
| Shanghai Airlines | €174.78 |
| Sichuan Airlines | €161.80 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €129.50 | 80% |
| Taxes | €23.31 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €161.80 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Shanghai well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Shanghai railway station
Most of the points near Shanghai railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Kunming to Shanghai
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Kunming to Shanghai?
The fastest journey from Kunming to Shanghai takes 6h 7m door to door, of which 2h 57m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 19m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Kunming to Shanghai?
The cheapest fare from Kunming to Shanghai is €161.80, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €272.43. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Kunming to Shanghai?
The cheapest way from Kunming to Shanghai is by Flight, at €190.71 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 6h 7m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Kunming to Shanghai?
Fares from Kunming to Shanghai bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €125.22. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 237 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Kunming to Shanghai?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Kunming to Shanghai, at €190.71. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Kunming to Shanghai?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Kunming to Shanghai, at €129.35 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Kunming to Shanghai?
5 operators sell services from Kunming to Shanghai across 1 modes: China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Sichuan Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Kunming to Shanghai?
Every service we sell from Kunming to Shanghai is direct, with around 40 departures a day and a fastest journey of 6h 7m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Kunming to Shanghai use?
Services from Kunming to Shanghai by Flight leave from Kunming KMG and arrive at Shanghai PVG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Kunming to Shanghai?
0 of the 5 operators we sell from Kunming to Shanghai allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Kunming to Shanghai on September 10, 2026: 2018 km of route against 1959 km in a straight line, 40 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €161.80, and 6h 7m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Shanghai a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Things to do in Shanghai
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