There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Kunming by plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ORD - KMG
23h 27m¥2,824–9,546Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MDW - KMG
28h 16m¥4,124–11,046Train to South Bend, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SBN - KMG
28h 31m¥3,005–9,620Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MKE - KMG
29h 38m¥4,733–12,586Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane ORD - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
33h 24m¥2,917–8,333
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kunming is to fly and taxi which costs ¥2900 - ¥8500 and takes 33h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kunming is to fly which takes 23h 27m and costs ¥2800 - ¥10000.
The distance between Chicago and Kunming is 12529 km.
It takes approximately 23h 27m to get from Chicago to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 3:47 PM in Chicago and 4:47 AM in Kunming.
There are 205+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kunming, China?
Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–11,000
Flights from South Bend to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–13,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via New York JFK, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via New York JFK, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–25,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Incheon, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Flights from South Bend to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from South Bend to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Washington Dulles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥95–110
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- ¥95–110
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥28–110
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥310–480
- Website
- Amtrak
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Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
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