There are 4 ways to get from Brisbane to Kunming by plane, taxi, or train
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Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane BNE - KMG
16h 7m¥1,591–5,632Fly to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport (ACX)plane BNE - ACX
- Take the train from Xingyi to Kunmingtrain
25h 59m¥1,577–5,798Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane BNE - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
19h 55m¥2,037–6,318Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane BNE - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Kunming Stationtrain
19h 31m¥1,945–6,908
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Kunming is to fly and train which costs ¥1500 - ¥6000 and takes 25h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Kunming is to fly which takes 16h 7m and costs ¥1500 - ¥6000.
The distance between Brisbane and Kunming is 7975 km.
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from Brisbane to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 2h behind Brisbane. It is currently 5:00 AM in Brisbane and 3:00 AM in Kunming.
There are 232+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Kunming, China?
China Southern Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
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
Train from Xingyi to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–60
- Hard sleeper
- ¥85–120
- Soft sleeper
- ¥140–190
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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