There are 2 ways to get from Istanbul to Kunming by plane or train
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Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane IST - KMG
16h 43m¥2,120–3,561Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane IST - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
17h 50m¥1,890–6,447
Istanbul (IST) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥2100 - ¥3600 and takes 16h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kunming is to fly which takes 16h 43m and costs ¥2100 - ¥3600.
The distance between Istanbul and Kunming is 6993 km.
It takes approximately 16h 43m to get from Istanbul to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 4:05 AM in Istanbul and 9:05 AM in Kunming.
There are 232+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kunming, China?
Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways International, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Istanbul to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Istanbul to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Istanbul to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
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
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