There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kunming by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane EDI - KMG
18h 53m¥2,094–10,100Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane GLA - KMG
21h 1m¥1,927–8,890Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MAN - KMG
20h 52m¥4,373–10,301Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane NCL - KMG
23h 14m¥2,158–10,370Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ABZ - KMG
24h 34m¥2,486–11,986
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥9000 and takes 21h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kunming is to fly which takes 18h 53m and costs ¥2000 - ¥11000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kunming is 8703 km.
It takes approximately 18h 53m to get from Edinburgh to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:18 PM in Edinburgh and 5:18 AM in Kunming.
There are 66+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kunming, China?
Hainan and Air China fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 6 times a week.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Sylhet, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–10,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via London Heathrow, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,500
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via London Heathrow, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–11,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via London Heathrow, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–12,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–13,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–10,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–13,000
- Website
- airchangan.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–13,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥400–700
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–340
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥500–950
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥320–490
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥340–550
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–850
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥220–360
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥230–380
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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