There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Kunming by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly Athens International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ATH - KMG
19h 8m¥1,579–6,085Fly Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane ATH - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
20h 35m¥1,800–7,827Fly Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport (ACX)plane ATH - ACX
- Take the train from Xingyi to Kunmingtrain
27h 35m¥2,362–7,752Fly Athens International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport, taxi
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC)plane ATH - XIC
- Take the taxi from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) to Kunmingtaxi
22h 54m¥2,522–8,672Train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SKG - KMG
27h¥1,899–7,274
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥1500 - ¥6500 and takes 19h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Kunming is to fly which takes 19h 8m and costs ¥1500 - ¥6500.
The distance between Athens and Kunming is 7464 km.
It takes approximately 19h 8m to get from Athens to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 5h ahead of Athens. It is currently 9:35 AM in Athens and 2:35 PM in Kunming.
There are 253+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Kunming, China?
Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Cairo, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Budapest, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Cairo, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Budapest, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Budapest, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
- Website
- okair.net
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Rome, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
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
Train from Xingyi to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–60
- Hard sleeper
- ¥85–120
- Soft sleeper
- ¥140–190
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥170–250
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
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