There are 5 ways to get from Denver to Kunming by plane, taxi, bus, or train
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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
27h 8m¥3,173–9,083Fly 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
38h 15m¥3,159–8,749Fly 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 13m¥3,319–9,269Bus 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
29h 47m¥4,518–13,151Fly Denver to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane DEN - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Kunming Stationtrain
29h¥3,727–10,359
Denver (DEN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Denver to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥3100 - ¥9500 and takes 27h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Kunming is to fly which takes 27h 8m and costs ¥3100 - ¥9500.
The distance between Denver and Kunming is 12311 km.
It takes approximately 27h 8m to get from Denver to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 15h ahead of Denver. It is currently 4:08 AM in Denver and 7:08 PM in Kunming.
There are 231+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Denver, CO, USA and Kunming, China?
Delta, Korean Air, and six other airlines fly from Denver (DEN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 26m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–13,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Vancouver, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–20,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–20,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Flights from Denver to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via San Francisco, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Denver, Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–13,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Denver to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–20,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–20,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Denver, Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–13,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Los Angeles, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via San Francisco, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Vancouver, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Tokyo Narita, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–15,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Los Angeles, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–11,000
- Website
- cgzair.com
Flights from Denver to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from Denver to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport via Los Angeles, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 58m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–14,000
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
- 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
- ¥85–120
- Schedules at
- eccog.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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