There are 7 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 27m¥2,403–7,300Train 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
17h 41m¥2,229–6,795Fly London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LCY - KMG
19h 55m¥3,026–9,041Fly London Heathrow Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport (ACX)plane LHR - ACX
- Take the train from Xingyi to Kunmingtrain
23h 18m¥4,276–13,462Fly 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 9m¥3,196–8,587Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LHR - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
22h 4m¥2,883–8,540Fly 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
20h 8m¥2,824–8,542
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥7000 and takes 17h 41m.
The fastest way to get from London to Kunming is to fly which takes 17h 27m and costs ¥2400 - ¥7500.
The distance between London and Kunming is 8766 km.
It takes approximately 17h 27m to get from London to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 5:07 PM in London and 12:07 AM in Kunming.
There are 269+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between London, England and Kunming, China?
China Southern Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, and five other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Luxembourg, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–240
- Website
- Southern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
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