There are 7 ways to get from Busan to Kunming by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, taxi, or bus
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane PUS - KMG
9h 34m¥1,714–6,521Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ICN - KMG
10h 23m¥1,174–1,895Train, ferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Asan Station to Anjung Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao to Lianyungangtrain
- Take the train from Lianyungang to Kunmingtrain
2d 18h¥1,181–1,974Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Kunming Southtrain
3d 6h¥2,007–4,470Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane TAE - KMG
10h 19m¥1,281–3,350Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane PUS - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
17h 31m¥1,557–3,408Ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Nanjingbus
- Take the bus from Nanjing to Guangzhoubus
- Take the bus from Guangzhou Provincial to Yunnan Kunmingbus
4d 18h¥1,779–4,401
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Kunming is to train and bus and fly which costs ¥1100 - ¥1900 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Kunming is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs ¥1700 - ¥6500.
The distance between Busan and Kunming is 2761 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Kunming without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 3 days 6h and costs ¥2000 - ¥4500.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Busan to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 11:05 PM in Busan and 10:05 PM in Kunming.
There are 267+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Kunming, China?
Zhejiang Loong Airlines, Korean Air, and three other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Cheju, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Cheju, Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,600
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,700
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Zhangjiajie Hehua
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,600
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–330
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥160–220
- First Class
- ¥230–330
Train from Asan Station to Anjung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥30–45
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥30–45
- First Class
- ¥30–45
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–193
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥70–100
- First Class
- ¥95–140
- Economy Class
- ¥193
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–410
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥190–270
- First Class
- ¥280–410
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–240
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥190–240
- First Class
- ¥280–350
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–180
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥80–180
- First Class
- ¥120–170
Train from Rizhao to Lianyungang
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,100
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥950–1,100
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,600–1,800
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,300–3,400
Train from Lianyungang to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–360
- Hard sleeper
- ¥480–650
- Soft sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥38–40
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥38–40
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥73
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥72–77
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥100–150
Bus from Nanjing to Guangzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥320–450
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥320–450
Bus from Guangzhou Provincial to Yunnan Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥310–440
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥310–440
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥654–812
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥812
- Business
- ¥654
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥247–2,256
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥2,256
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥1,128
- Inside Cabin
- ¥903
- Family
- ¥812
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥247–2,256
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥2,256
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥1,128
- Inside Cabin
- ¥903
- Family
- ¥812
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥837–1,047
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥837
- 1st Class
- ¥1,047
- Special Class
- ¥1,675
- VIP
- ¥4,186
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥837–1,047
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥837
- 1st Class
- ¥1,047
- Special Class
- ¥1,675
- VIP
- ¥4,186
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
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