There are 8 ways to get from Denver to Kunming by plane, taxi, train, or bus
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Fly Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane DEN - KMG
25h 47m¥2,775–12,081Fly Denver to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport (ACX)plane DEN - ACX
- Take the train from Xingyi to Kunmingtrain
34h 3m¥2,358–15,248Fly Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane DEN - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
30h 18m¥3,318–11,768Fly Denver Arapahoe County Apt to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from Denver Arapahoe County Apt (APA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane APA - KMG
35h 35m¥3,496–14,252Fly Denver to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane DEN - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
27h 23m¥2,896–12,323Bus to Colorado Springs Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the bus from Denver, CO to Colorado Springs, CObus
- Fly from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane COS - KMG
30h 8m¥2,918–13,147Fly Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane DEN - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
30h 34m¥2,955–12,321Fly Denver to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE)plane DEN - KWE
- Take the train from Longdongbao to Qianxitrain
- Take the train from Qianxi to Kunmingtrain
30h 53m¥2,373–8,428
Denver (DEN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Kunming is to fly and train which costs ¥2300 - ¥8500 and takes 30h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Kunming is to fly which takes 25h 47m and costs ¥2700 - ¥13000.
The distance between Denver and Kunming is 12311 km.
It takes approximately 25h 47m to get from Denver to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 14h ahead of Denver. It is currently 5:31 PM in Denver and 7:31 AM in Kunming.
There are 69+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Kunming, China?
United Airlines, Hainan, and five other airlines fly from Denver (DEN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Calgary, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Vancouver, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Denver to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Vancouver, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Flights from Denver to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via Vancouver, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Denver to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via San Francisco, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–15,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–14,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
Flights from Denver to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via San Francisco, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from Denver to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Denver to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Denver, Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–13,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 41m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
Flights from Denver to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Calgary, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Denver Arapahoe County Apt to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Denver Arapahoe County Apt to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Phoenix Scottsdale Municipal Apt, Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–15,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–15,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–13,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–13,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Denver to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Vancouver, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–13,000
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Vancouver, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–13,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Tokyo Narita, Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
- Website
- yzr.com.cn
Flights from Denver to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via Vancouver, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Longdongbao to Qianxi
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–75
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥60–90
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
Train from Qianxi to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥250–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥410–450
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
- Phone
- +1 719-348-5562
- eccog@prairiedevelopment.com
- Website
- eccog.com
Bus from Denver, CO to Colorado Springs, CO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ¥85–110
- Schedules at
- eccog.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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