There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Kunming by plane, car, or train
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Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ZRH - KMG
17h 23m¥2,241–6,613Drive 10,409.1 km
- Drive from Zurich to Kunmingcar 10,409.1 km
4d 23h¥14,119–20,394Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane BSL - KMG
20h 52m¥2,455–7,241Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MXP - KMG
20h 59m¥2,342–7,021Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane FRA - KMG
20h 19m¥2,771–9,283Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MUC - KMG
23h 14m¥3,203–9,998
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥2300 - ¥7000 and takes 20h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Kunming is to fly which takes 17h 23m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7000.
The distance between Zurich and Kunming is 8332 km. The road distance is 10409.1 km.
It takes approximately 17h 23m to get from Zurich to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 6h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 12:03 AM in Zurich and 6:03 AM in Kunming.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Kunming is 10409 km. It takes approximately 4 days 23h to drive from Zurich to Kunming.
There are 268+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Kunming, China?
Swiss, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Basel to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Basel to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–12,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–9,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–10,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Basel to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
Flights from Basel to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Basel to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Vienna, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Basel to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥490–1,500
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥330–1,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥360–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–450
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥280–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥450–850
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- ¥550–850
- 2nd Class
- ¥450–600
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥430–650
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥370–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
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