There are 2 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Kunming by plane or taxi
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Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane BKI - KMG
8h 10m¥1,144–3,557Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane BKI - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
14h 32m¥2,137–5,644
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥1100 - ¥3600 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Kunming is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3600.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Kunming is 2583 km.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Kunming, including transfers.
There are 263+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Kunming, China?
AirAsia, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Manila, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
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