Travel to Kunming
Every way to reach Kunming: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Kunming is reachable from 110 places across 17 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 38 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €12.99 and the fastest takes 1h 25m door to door. The nearest origin is 67 km away.
How people reach Kunming
Every mode that actually calls at Kunming, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 4 | €12.99 | 1h 25m | 118 km | 1 |
| Flight | 214 | €60.91 | 4h 24m | 4,750 km | 37 |
- 110Places you can arrive from
- 110Places you can leave for
- 17Countries
- 38Operators
The train gets you into Kunming. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Kunming
Sort by distance from Kunming South Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 4 | 2% | Shilin, 67 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 36 | 17% | Wenshan City, 243 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 82 | 38% | Nanning, 620 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 96 | 44% | Zhengzhou, 1507 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Kunming that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 170 | 78% |
| Thailand | 8 | 4% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 6 | 3% |
| Vietnam | 5 | 2% |
| Taiwan | 4 | 2% |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1% |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1% |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 2 | 1% |
| India | 2 | 1% |
| South Korea | 2 | 1% |
| Laos | 2 | 1% |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1% |
| Macao SAR China | 2 | 1% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1% |
| Nepal | 2 | 1% |
| Singapore | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Kunming
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Kunming
- Kunming South Station
- Kunming railway station
- Kunming Railway Station
- Kunming East Bus Terminal
- 北市区车场
- KMG
The cheapest journeys into Kunming
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilin to Kunming train | €12.99 | 1h 25m | 67 km |
| Qujing to Kunming train | €21.24 | 1h 47m | 118 km |
| Chongqing to Kunming flight | €60.91 | 4h 24m | 630 km |
| Chengdu to Kunming flight | €63.27 | 4h 25m | 640 km |
| Changsha to Kunming flight | €99.26 | 4h 58m | 1,078 km |
| Guangzhou to Kunming flight | €102.80 | 5h | 1,090 km |
| Yangon to Kunming flight | €105.16 | 5h 3m | 1,141 km |
| Shenzhen to Kunming flight | €107.52 | 5h 7m | 1,187 km |
| Xi'an to Kunming flight | €111.06 | 5h 7m | 1,187 km |
| Wuhan to Kunming flight | €119.91 | 5h 15m | 1,291 km |
| Nanchang to Kunming flight | €122.86 | 5h 21m | 1,364 km |
| Zhengzhou to Kunming flight | €133.48 | 5h 32m | 1,507 km |
| Xiamen to Kunming flight | €137.61 | 5h 37m | 1,552 km |
| Hefei to Kunming flight | €147.05 | 5h 40m | 1,611 km |
| Taiyuan to Kunming flight | €150.59 | 5h 47m | 1,703 km |
| Fuzhou to Kunming flight | €152.36 | 5h 48m | 1,667 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Kunming well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Where to leave your bags in Kunming
Most of the points near Kunming South Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Kunming
Common questions about Travel to Kunming
How can I get to Kunming?
Kunming is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 110 places, across 17 countries, on services run by 38 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Kunming?
The cheapest way into Kunming is by Train, from €12.99 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 110 origins we sell into Kunming over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Kunming?
The fastest journey into Kunming is by Train, at 1h 25m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 67 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Kunming have?
Kunming has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Kunming South Station, Kunming railway station, Kunming Railway Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Kunming from within 200 km?
4 of the routes we sell into Kunming start within 200 km. The nearest is Shilin, 67 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Kunming in China?
Kunming connects to 110 places on our network across 17 countries, the furthest of them 4,750 km away in a straight line. China routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in China
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kunming is somebody else's catalog.

Things to do in Kunming
Day trips that leave Kunming in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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