There are 5 ways to get from New York to Kunming by plane or train
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane JFK - KMG
23h 35m¥2,903–8,134Fly Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LGA - KMG
26h 17m¥3,747–11,083Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane EWR - KMG
25h 23m¥3,346–9,195Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane BOS - KMG
27h 15m¥3,833–11,230Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane JFK - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
29h 32m¥3,683–10,374
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥2900 - ¥8500 and takes 23h 35m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Kunming is to fly which takes 23h 35m and costs ¥2900 - ¥8500.
The distance between New York and Kunming is 12750 km.
It takes approximately 23h 35m to get from New York to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 12h ahead of New York. It is currently 8:18 AM in New York and 8:18 PM in Kunming.
There are 265+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Kunming, China?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–13,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–13,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–16,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–13,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–16,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥360–4,900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥360–3,300
- First Class
- ¥1,300–4,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
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