There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Kunming by plane, train, 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 43m¥1,678–4,788Fly 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¥2,132–6,364Fly Athens International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane ATH - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
24h 21m¥2,061–5,827Fly 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
26h 25m¥1,764–5,054Bus 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 54m¥3,400–9,782
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 43m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Kunming is to fly which takes 16h 43m and costs ¥1600 - ¥4800.
The distance between Athens and Kunming is 7464 km.
It takes approximately 16h 43m to get from Athens to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 6h ahead of Athens. It is currently 11:32 PM in Athens and 5:32 AM in Kunming.
There are 231+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Kunming, China?
Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) twice daily.
Airlines
- 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
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- 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 and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Doha, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Athens International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- cgzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Doha, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Train operators
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
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Xingyi to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–60
- Hard sleeper
- ¥85–120
- Soft sleeper
- ¥140–190
Bus operators
- 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
- ¥180–260
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
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