There are 3 ways to get from Kaohsiung to Kunming by plane, train, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane KHH - KMG
8h 16m¥913–2,620Train, car ferry
- Take the train from 高雄 to 臺中train 山線
- Take the carferry from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Portcarferry
- Take the train from Xiamen to Kunming South Stationtrain
33h 39m¥1,562–2,059Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Kaohsiung Station to Chaomabus
- Take the carferry from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Xiamen to Haikoubus
- Take the bus from Haikou to Kunmingbus
2d 7h¥1,178–2,132
Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kaohsiung to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥900 - ¥2700 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Kaohsiung to Kunming is to fly which takes 8h 16m and costs ¥900 - ¥2700.
The distance between Kaohsiung and Kunming is 1827 km.
The best way to get from Kaohsiung to Kunming without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 33h 39m and costs ¥1500 - ¥2100.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Kaohsiung to Kunming, including transfers.
There are 204+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Kunming, China?
Mandarin Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,700
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,600
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
Train from 高雄 to 臺中
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–110
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- ¥65–110
- Phone
- 0800 010 138
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Kaohsiung Station to Chaoma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥60–85
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- ¥60–85
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Xiamen to Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–514
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥290–400
Bus from Haikou to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–564
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥290–410
- Website
- coscotw.com.tw
Car ferry from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Port
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥500–850
- Website
- http://www.coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- ¥500–750
- Lux
- ¥550–850
- Deluxe
- ¥1,800–3,600
Car ferry from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Port
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥500–850
- Website
- http://www.coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- ¥500–750
- Lux
- ¥550–850
- Deluxe
- ¥1,800–3,600
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