There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Kunming by plane or train
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Fly Istanbul Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane IST - KMG
15h 39m¥1,719–6,025Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SAW - KMG
19h 44m¥969–3,227Fly Istanbul Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane IST - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
17h 30m¥2,140–6,267
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥950 - ¥3300 and takes 19h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kunming is to fly which takes 15h 39m and costs ¥1700 - ¥6000.
The distance between Istanbul and Kunming is 6993 km.
It takes approximately 15h 39m to get from Istanbul to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 10:09 AM in Istanbul and 3:09 PM in Kunming.
There are 272+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kunming, China?
Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuwait, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Doha, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
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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