There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to Kunming by plane or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MAN - KMG
18h 19m¥2,233–7,566Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LHR - KMG
20h 40m¥2,774–7,605Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LGW - KMG
20h 38m¥2,471–7,102Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LHR - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
22h 27m¥3,095–8,847
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥2400 - ¥7500 and takes 20h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kunming is to fly which takes 18h 19m and costs ¥2200 - ¥8000.
The distance between Manchester and Kunming is 8776 km.
It takes approximately 18h 19m to get from Manchester to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:42 AM in Manchester and 2:42 PM in Kunming.
There are 205+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Kunming, China?
Hainan, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
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
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
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
- 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
- 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
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
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