There are 6 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
26h 16m¥2,975–13,081Fly 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
29h 58m¥3,818–14,768Fly Arapahoe County Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from Arapahoe County Airport (APA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane APA - KMG
35h 36m¥3,596–14,242Bus 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 53m¥3,218–14,146Fly Denver to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane DEN - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
27h 2m¥3,496–15,323Fly 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 30m¥3,555–15,321
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 ¥2900 - ¥14000 and takes 26h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Denver to Kunming is to fly which takes 26h 16m and costs ¥2900 - ¥14000.
The distance between Denver and Kunming is 12311 km.
It takes approximately 26h 16m to get from Denver to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 14h ahead of Denver. It is currently 2:34 AM in Denver and 4:34 PM in Kunming.
There are 77+ 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
- koreanair.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–13,000
Flights from Arapahoe County Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
Flights from Arapahoe County Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Phoenix Scottsdale Municipal Apt, Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–15,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–15,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Tokyo Narita, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–15,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Vancouver, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–14,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–21,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–17,000
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via San Francisco, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–20,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–21,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–20,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–15,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–15,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–15,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–15,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–13,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Denver, Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–14,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Los Angeles, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–16,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–15,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–17,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–15,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–16,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Denver to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Los Angeles, Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–16,000
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–15,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Denver to Kunming Changshui International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Colorado Springs Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–15,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Tokyo Narita, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–15,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Denver to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–15,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Denver to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–16,000
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 Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
- 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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