There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Kunming by plane or train
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Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MDW - KMG
25h 51m¥3,724–12,046Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ORD - KMG
24h 47m¥2,924–9,546Train to South Bend, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SBN - KMG
29h 6m¥3,505–11,121Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MKE - KMG
27h 26m¥4,636–12,590Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane ORD - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
34h 9m¥3,304–9,786
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥2900 - ¥10000 and takes 24h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kunming is to fly which takes 24h 47m and costs ¥2900 - ¥10000.
The distance between Chicago and Kunming is 12541 km.
It takes approximately 25h 51m to get from Chicago to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:08 AM in Chicago and 8:08 PM in Kunming.
There are 268+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kunming, China?
Delta, Korean Air, and three other airlines fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) once daily.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–15,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from South Bend to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from South Bend to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Washington Dulles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from South Bend to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from South Bend to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–17,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from South Bend to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–17,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from South Bend to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–17,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–17,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via New York JFK, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–12,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Brussels, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Brussels, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥95–110
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- ¥95–110
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥28–110
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥310–490
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
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