There are 4 ways to get from Mae Sai to Kunming by car, bus, train, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus, train
best- Drive from Mae Sai to Huay Xai - Bokeo Stationcar
- Take the bus from Huay Xai - Bokeo Station to Oudomxaybus
- Take the train from Oudomxay station to Kunming Southtrain
15h 42m¥470–1,175Bus to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane CNX - KMG
11h 17m¥1,066–2,363Fly from Tachilek
- Fly from Tachilek (THL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane THL - KMG
5h 22m¥515–2,724Drive, ferry to Luang Prabang International Airport, fly
- Drive from Mae Sai to Huay Xaicar
- Take the ferry from Huay Xai to Luang Prabangferry
- Fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LPQ - KMG
15h 9m¥1,111–2,881
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mae Sai to Kunming is to drive and bus and train which costs ¥470 - ¥1200 and takes 15h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Mae Sai to Kunming is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs ¥500 - ¥2800.
The distance between Mae Sai and Kunming is 1088 km.
It takes approximately 15h 42m to get from Mae Sai to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 1h ahead of Mae Sai. It is currently 7:28 PM in Mae Sai and 8:28 PM in Kunming.
There are 269+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Mae Sai, Thailand and Kunming, China?
Air Thanlwin, China Eastern Airlines, and Ruili Airlines fly from Tachilek (THL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) twice a week.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,900
Flights from Tachilek to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Mandalay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Oudomxay station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–800
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥290–500
- First Class
- ¥400–800
- Website
- Huay Xai Transport
Bus from Huay Xai - Bokeo Station to Oudomxay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥23–150
- Schedules at
- Huay Xai Transport
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Ferry from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–160
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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