There are 6 ways to get from Kunming to Chamdo by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Changdu Bangda Airport (BPX)plane KMG - BPX
- Take the taxi from Changdu Bangda Airport (BPX) to Chamdotaxi
12h 51m¥758–3,022Train, bus
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Liuwu Coach Station to Chamdobus
2d¥1,093–1,347Train, bus via Chongqing West
- Take the train from Kunming to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Liuwu Coach Station to Chamdobus
2d 8h¥915–1,557Drive 1,234 km
- Drive from Kunming to Chamdocar 1,234 km
15h 38m¥1,061–1,533Train to Dali Huangcaoba, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Changdu Bangda Airport (BPX)plane DLU - BPX
- Take the taxi from Changdu Bangda Airport (BPX) to Chamdotaxi
16h 6m¥1,034–4,060Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-labus
- Take the taxi from Yunnan Shangri-la to Shangri-La Countytaxi
- Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Liuwu Coach Station to Chamdobus
2d 6h¥1,220–1,516
Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Changdu Bangda Airport (BPX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kunming to Chamdo is to train and bus via Chongqing West which costs ¥900 - ¥1600 and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Kunming to Chamdo is to fly and taxi which takes 12h 51m and costs ¥750 - ¥3100.
The distance between Kunming and Chamdo is 982 km. The road distance is 1234 km.
The best way to get from Kunming to Chamdo without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs ¥1000 - ¥1400.
It takes approximately 12h 51m to get from Kunming to Chamdo, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kunming to Chamdo is 1234 km. It takes approximately 15h 38m to drive from Kunming to Chamdo.
What companies run services between Kunming, China and Chamdo, Tibet, China?
There is no direct connection from Kunming to Chamdo. However, you can take the line 3 subway to East Bus Station, take the line 6 subway to Airport Center, walk to Kunming-Airport-KMG airport, fly to Changdu Bangda Airport (BPX), then take the taxi to Chamdo. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kunming to Chamdo via Lijiang, Shangri-La, Shangri-La County, Lasa North Suburb Coach Station, Lhasa Liuwu Coach Station, and Chamdo in around 2d.
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,700
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–8,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Changdu Bangda Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Changdu Bangda Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Changdu Bangda Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,900
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Changdu Bangda Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,400
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–8,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Changdu Bangda Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Changdu Bangda Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,900
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Changdu Bangda Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,300
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Changdu Bangda Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,200
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Kunming to Chongqing West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥360–400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥600–650
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,300
Train from Chongqing West to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- ¥250–370
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Kunming to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥551
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-la
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥180–260
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥180–260
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Estimated price
- ¥150–310
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