There are 4 ways to get from KL Sentral to Kunming by train, plane, bus, car, or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane KUL - KMG
7h 20m¥740–1,507Train
cheapest- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Bukit Mertajamtrain Ets
- Take the train from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besartrain
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminaltrain 46
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath stationtrain 133
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
47h 15m¥720–1,919Bus, train, drive, night bus
- Take the bus from KL Sentral to Butterworthbus
- Take the train from Butterworth to Bukit Ketritrain
- Drive from Bukit Ketri to Satuncar
- Take the bus from Satun to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminalbus
- Take the night bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Vientiane Talat Sao Stationnightbus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
2d 13h¥965–3,928Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SZB - KMG
7h 48m¥1,210–1,930
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from KL Sentral to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥700 - ¥1600 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from KL Sentral to Kunming is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs ¥700 - ¥1600.
The distance between KL Sentral and Kunming is 2572 km.
The best way to get from KL Sentral to Kunming without a car is to train which takes 47h 15m and costs ¥700 - ¥2000.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from KL Sentral to Kunming, including transfers.
The best way to get from KL Sentral to Kunming is to train which takes 47h 15m and costs ¥700 - ¥2000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥1200 - ¥2000 and takes 7h 48m.
There are 233+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between KL Sentral, Malaysia and Kunming, China?
You can take a train from Kl Sentral to Dashuying via Bukit Mertajam, Padang Besar, Padang Besar, Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal, Khamsavath station, Vientiane station, Kunming South, and Kunming South station in around 47h 15m. Alternatively, Malindo Airways flies from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) twice a week.
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,900
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,200
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,400
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥85–95
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kl Sentral to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥40–200
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- ¥40–60
- Shuttle
- ¥70–200
- Express First
- ¥95–130
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥29–35
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
Train from Butterworth to Bukit Ketri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥28–35
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my/Komuter.html
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Padang Besar to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–410
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥60–80
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥170–230
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ¥110–160
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥310–410
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥40–330
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥40–60
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥150–210
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ¥90–130
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥250–330
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥470–850
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥470–550
- First Class
- ¥600–850
- Phone
- 03 5569 9999
- suasana_edaran@yahoo.com
- Website
- suasanaedaran.com
Bus from KL Sentral to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Book at
- suasanaedaran.com
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Satun to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥180–1,700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Night bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Vientiane Talat Sao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
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