There are 5 ways to get from Kunming to Basel by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Basel (BSL)plane KMG - BSL
21h 33mCHF 304–906Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane KMG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
23h 32mCHF 254–879Drive 10,469.8 km
- Drive from Kunming to Baselcar 10,469.8 km
4d 21hCHF 1,851–2,674Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KMG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
21h 7mCHF 460–605Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KMG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain
20h 49mCHF 276–792
Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kunming to Basel is to fly and train which costs SFr 460 - SFr 650 and takes 21h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Kunming to Basel is to fly and train which takes 20h 49m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 800.
The distance between Kunming and Basel is 8393 km. The road distance is 10469.8 km.
It takes approximately 21h 33m to get from Kunming to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 7h behind Kunming. It is currently 11:41 PM in Kunming and 4:41 PM in Basel.
Yes, the driving distance between Kunming to Basel is 10470 km. It takes approximately 4 days 21h to drive from Kunming to Basel.
There are 1316+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Kunming, China and Basel, Switzerland?
Air China, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Basel (BSL) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Tianfu International, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Urumqi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–950
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Zurich Airport via Tianfu International, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–750
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Tianfu International, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–950
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Xi An, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Chongqing, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Tianfu International, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Urumqi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–950
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Zurich Airport via Tianfu International, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Frankfurt via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Frankfurt via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Tianfu International, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–950
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Xi An, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Chongqing, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Urumqi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–950
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Zurich Airport via Tianfu International, Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–850
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Basel via Tianfu International, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Zurich Airport via Urumqi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–850
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Frankfurt via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Frankfurt via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–850
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
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