There are 8 ways to get from Changsha to Kunming by train, car, subway, plane, or bus
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Train via Guiyang
best- Take the train from Changsha South to Guiyang Northtrain Nanjing / ...
- Take the train from Guiyang North to Kunmingtrain Chengdu / ...
7h 10m¥524–574Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Changsha station to Kunmingtrain Beijing West
21h 20m¥142–352Drive 1,256.9 km
- Drive from Changsha to Kunmingcar 1,256.9 km
13h 29m¥1,104–1,595Line 2 subway to Changsha Huanghua Airport, fly, line 6 subway, line 3 subway
- Take the subway from Wuyi Plaza to Changsha South stationsubway
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane CSX - KMG
- Take the subway from Airport Center to East Bus Stationsubway
- Take the subway from East Bus Station to Donfeng Squaresubway
5h 7m¥438–2,338Train
- Take the train from Changsha South to Kunming Southtrain Beijing West / ...
7h 36m¥541–614Bus, train
- Take the bus from Changsha Airport to Zhuzhoubus
- Take the train from Zhuzhou to Kunmingtrain Shanghai South / ...
23h 10m¥191–411Train to Changde, fly
- Take the train from Changsha station to Changdetrain
- Fly from Changde (CGD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane CGD - KMG
5h 29m¥784–2,271Train to Hengyang Nanyue Airport, fly
- Take the train from Changsha South to Hengyang Easttrain
- Fly from Hengyang Nanyue Airport (HNY) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane HNY - KMG
5h 30m¥1,318–3,053
Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Changsha to Kunming is to train which costs ¥140 - ¥360 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Changsha to Kunming is to line 2 subway and fly and line 6 subway and line 3 subway which takes 5h 7m and costs ¥430 - ¥2400.
No, there is no direct train from Changsha to Kunming. However, there are services departing from Wuyi Plaza and arriving at Kunming via Changsha South and Guiyang North. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 10m.
The distance between Changsha and Kunming is 1196 km. The road distance is 1256.9 km.
The best way to get from Changsha to Kunming without a car is to train via Guiyang which takes 7h 10m and costs ¥500 - ¥600.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Changsha to Kunming, including transfers.
Changsha to Kunming train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Changsha South station.
Changsha to Kunming train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Guiyang North station.
Yes, the driving distance between Changsha to Kunming is 1257 km. It takes approximately 13h 29m to drive from Changsha to Kunming.
There are 215+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Changsha, China and Kunming, China?
You can take a subway from Wuyi Plaza to Kunming via Changsha South station, Changsha South, and Guiyang North in around 7h 10m.
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥410–2,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Hengyang Nanyue Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,100
Flights from Changde to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,800
Flights from Hengyang Nanyue Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,900
- Website
- okair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥410–2,300
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥410–2,300
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥410–2,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Changde to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Changde to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
Train from Changsha South to Guiyang North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥310–340
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥510–560
- Business Class Seat
- ¥750–1,100
Train from Guiyang North to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥350–380
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Changsha South to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥510–560
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,800
Train from Changsha station to Changde
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥90–100
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- Business Class Seat
- ¥210–300
Train from Changsha South to Hengyang East
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–75
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥110–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Wuyi Plaza to Changsha South station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3–5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +86 0871-96596
Subway from Airport Center to East Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2–7
- Website
- https://www.travelchinaguide.com
Subway from East Bus Station to Donfeng Square
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2–7
- Website
- https://www.travelchinaguide.com
Train from Changsha station to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥140–210
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥300–350
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥430–600
Train from Zhuzhou to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥140–200
- Hard sleeper
- ¥260–360
- Soft sleeper
- ¥420–550
Train from Changsha station to Changde
- Hard Seat
- ¥29–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–140
- Phone
- 0731-96777
- Website
- changsha-airport.com
Bus from Changsha Airport to Zhuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥34
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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