There are 9 ways to get from Xiamen to Kunming by taxi, plane, train, bus, or car
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Taxi to Longyan Guanzhishan Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Xiamen to Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX)taxi
- Fly from Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LCX - KMG
4h 36m¥766–3,160Taxi, train #2
cheapest- Take the taxi from Xiamen to Changting Southtaxi
- Take the train from Changting South to Yichuntrain
- Take the train from Yichun to Kunmingtrain
27h 45m¥603–899Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Xiamen to Changting Southtaxi
- Take the train from Changting South to Yichuntrain
- Take the train from Yichun to Kunming Southtrain
13h 57m¥1,050–1,189Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Xiamen to Changting Southtaxi
- Take the train from Changting South to Xingguo West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Xingguo West Station to Shenzhen Northtrain
- Take the bus from Shenzhen Futian Bus Station to Guangzhou Tianhebus
- Take the bus from Guangzhou Tianhe to Yunnan Kunmingbus
27h 22m¥824–1,053Drive 1,700.7 km
- Drive from Xiamen to Kunmingcar 1,700.7 km
17h 47m¥1,441–2,081Taxi, train to Ganzhou Huangjin Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Xiamen to Changting Southtaxi
- Take the train from Changting South to Ganzhoutrain
- Fly from Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane KOW - KMG
6h 51m¥965–4,072Taxi, train to Sanming Shaxian Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Xiamen to Yong'an Southtaxi
- Take the train from Yong'an South to Sanming Northtrain
- Fly from Sanming Shaxian Airport (SQJ) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SQJ - KMG
6h 57m¥1,035–3,846Taxi, train to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Xiamen to Changting Southtaxi
- Take the train from Changting South to Xiamentrain
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane XMN - KMG
8h 3m¥1,580–4,542Taxi, train via Changsha
- Take the taxi from Xiamen to Changting Southtaxi
- Take the train from Changting South to Changsha Southtrain
- Take the train from Changsha station to Kunmingtrain
27h 20m¥655–933
Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xiamen to Kunming is to taxi and train via Changsha which costs ¥650 - ¥950 and takes 27h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Xiamen to Kunming is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 36m and costs ¥750 - ¥3200.
The distance between Xiamen and Kunming is 1519 km. The road distance is 1700.7 km.
The best way to get from Xiamen to Kunming without a car is to taxi and train which takes 13h 57m and costs ¥1000 - ¥1200.
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Xiamen to Kunming, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Xiamen to Kunming is 1701 km. It takes approximately 17h 47m to drive from Xiamen to Kunming.
There are 268+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Xiamen, Fujian Sheng, China and Kunming, China?
There is no direct connection from Xiamen to Kunming. However, you can take the taxi to Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG), walk to Airport Center, take the line 6 subway to East Bus Station, then take the line 3 subway to Donfeng Square. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Changting South, take the train to Yichun, take the train to Kunming South, then take the train to Kunming Station.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sanming Shaxian Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Sanming Shaxian Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sanming Shaxian Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Ganzhou Huangjin Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,700
Flights from Ganzhou Huangjin Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,400
Flights from Ganzhou Huangjin Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sanming Shaxian Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sanming Shaxian Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,500
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,900
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,300
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Sanming Shaxian Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,500
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,900
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Longyan Guanzhishan Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Train from Changting South to Yichun
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥300–330
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥500–540
- Business Class Seat
- ¥700–1,100
Train from Yichun to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥580–640
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,400–2,000
Train from Changting South to Xingguo West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–90
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- Business Class Seat
- ¥180–260
Train from Xingguo West Station to Shenzhen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥370–410
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–800
Train from Yong'an South to Sanming North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥34–37
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- Business Class Seat
- ¥70–100
Train from Changting South to Changsha South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥370–410
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥620–670
- Business Class Seat
- ¥900–1,300
Train from Changting South to Yichun
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥300–330
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥500–540
- Business Class Seat
- ¥700–1,100
Train from Changting South to Ganzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Changting South to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Changsha station to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥140–210
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥300–350
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥430–600
Train from Yichun to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥160–220
- Hard sleeper
- ¥280–400
- Soft sleeper
- ¥460–600
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- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shenzhen Futian Bus Station to Guangzhou Tianhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥63–95
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥65–95
Bus from Guangzhou Tianhe to Yunnan Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥320–440
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥320–440
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- ¥140–250
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