There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Kunming by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ALA - KMG
11h 5m¥1,784–2,713Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi Station to Turpantrain
- Take the train from Turfan to Chengdu Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Kunmingtrain
2d 16h¥901–1,678Bus, train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming Southtrain
2d 3h¥1,548–2,468Drive 4,289.8 km
- Drive from Almaty to Kunmingcar 4,289.8 km
47h 44m¥3,759–5,430Bus, train via Lanzhou
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North Station to Kunmingtrain
2d 4h¥1,273–2,173
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Kunming is to bus and train which costs ¥900 - ¥1700 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Kunming is to fly which takes 11h 5m and costs ¥1700 - ¥2800.
The distance between Almaty and Kunming is 3147 km. The road distance is 4289.8 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Kunming without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs ¥1500 - ¥2500.
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from Almaty to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 3h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 7:46 PM in Almaty and 10:46 PM in Kunming.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Kunming is 4290 km. It takes approximately 47h 44m to drive from Almaty to Kunming.
There are 232+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Kunming, China?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and two other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,300
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,100
Train from Beijing West Station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,300
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,150–1,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,800–4,100
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥250–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥410–450
- Business Class Seat
- ¥600–900
Train from Xi'an North Station to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,500
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,000–2,900
Train from Chengdu East to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–540
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,800
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–410
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥290–410
Train from Ürümqi Station to Turpan
- Hard Seat
- ¥24–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–75
- Soft sleeper
- ¥85–120
Train from Turfan to Chengdu Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–370
- Hard sleeper
- ¥490–700
- Soft sleeper
- ¥750–1,100
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Ürümqi Station to Turpan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥27–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–370
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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