There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles to Kunming by plane, taxi, or train
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LAX - KMG
22h 7m¥2,558–7,099Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane LAX - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
26h 19m¥3,151–7,886Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LAX - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
25h 18m¥2,579–7,841Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane BUR - KMG
25h 44m¥2,652–7,074Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SNA - KMG
28h 12m¥2,779–8,638Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport (ACX)plane LAX - ACX
- Take the train from Xingyi to Kunmingtrain
30h 28m¥4,231–12,261
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥2500 - ¥7500 and takes 22h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Kunming is to fly which takes 22h 7m and costs ¥2500 - ¥7500.
The distance between Los Angeles and Kunming is 12181 km.
It takes approximately 22h 7m to get from Los Angeles to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 15h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 5:20 PM in Los Angeles and 8:20 AM in Kunming.
There are 271+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Kunming, China?
Korean Air, China Southern Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via San Francisco, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Honolulu, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
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
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
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