There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Kunming by plane, car, train, taxi, or bus
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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
16h 48m¥1,677–4,787Drive 10,487.5 km
- Drive from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kunmingcar 10,487.5 km
5d 8h¥15,327–22,138Fly 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 Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Kunming Stationtrain
21h 57m¥2,231–6,863Fly Athens International Airport to Zhaotong, taxi
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zhaotong (ZAT)plane ATH - ZAT
- Take the taxi from Zhaotong (ZAT) to Kunmingtaxi
22h 38m¥3,873–10,423Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane KLX - KMG
31h 59m¥3,498–10,278Train 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
23h 25m¥1,899–5,778
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 ¥1600 - ¥4800 and takes 16h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Kunming is to fly which takes 16h 48m and costs ¥1600 - ¥4800.
The distance between Athens and Kunming is 7464 km. The road distance is 10487.5 km.
It takes approximately 16h 48m to get from Athens to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 6h ahead of Athens. It is currently 11:46 AM in Athens and 5:46 PM in Kunming.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Kunming is 10487 km. It takes approximately 5 days 8h to drive from Athens to Kunming.
There are 215+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Kunming, China?
Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Sharjah, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zhaotong via Dubai, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zhaotong via Budapest, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Athens International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Athens International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tel Aviv, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Larnaca, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zhaotong via Budapest, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zhaotong via Budapest, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Train from Dali to Lufeng South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Lufeng South to Kunming Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
- 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
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥180–250
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Estimated price
- ¥700–850
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