There are 4 ways to get from Vancouver to Kunming by plane or train
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Fly Vancouver International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane YVR - KMG
19h 47m¥2,023–6,045Fly Coal Harbour Spb to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane CXH - KMG
27h 27m¥2,707–7,742Fly Vancouver International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane YVR - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
22h 18m¥2,844–7,287Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SEA - KMG
25h 48m¥2,686–8,241
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vancouver to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥6500 and takes 19h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Vancouver to Kunming is to fly which takes 19h 47m and costs ¥2000 - ¥6500.
The distance between Vancouver and Kunming is 10618 km.
It takes approximately 19h 47m to get from Vancouver to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 15h ahead of Vancouver. It is currently 9:35 AM in Vancouver and 12:35 AM in Kunming.
There are 267+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Vancouver, BC, Canada and Kunming, China?
Korean Air, Air Canada, and six other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Nanaimo, Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Ganges Harbor, Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tofino SPB, Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Nanaimo, Vancouver International Airport, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Comox, Vancouver International Airport, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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