There are 6 ways to get from London to Kunming by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LHR - KMG
17h 58m¥2,205–6,793Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LGW - KMG
18h 16m¥1,915–6,228Fly London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LHR - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
19h 44m¥2,526–8,035Fly London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LCY - KMG
19h¥2,826–9,040Fly London Heathrow Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC)plane LHR - XIC
- Take the taxi from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) to Kunmingtaxi
23h 23m¥3,148–7,980Fly London Heathrow Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane LHR - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
34h 35m¥2,998–8,580
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥6500 and takes 18h 16m.
The fastest way to get from London to Kunming is to fly which takes 17h 58m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7000.
The distance between London and Kunming is 8766 km.
It takes approximately 17h 58m to get from London to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 2:59 PM in London and 10:59 PM in Kunming.
There are 269+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between London, England and Kunming, China?
Tianjin Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Luxembourg, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,200
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