There are 10 ways to get from Kunming to Japan by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly to Fukuoka Airport
best- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane KMG - FUK
9h 54m¥23,429–70,542Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kunming to Shanghaicar
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tokyocar
3d 3h¥74,006–103,730Fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KMG - HND
10h 20m¥30,789–81,102Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane KMG - NGO
10h 23m¥25,019–56,272Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Kobe (UKB)plane KMG - UKB
12h 35m¥32,409–110,532Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane KMG - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
11h 14m¥26,899–90,782Fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane KMG - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
14h 6m¥25,199–86,682Fly to Kitakyushu Airport, train
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane KMG - KKJ
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
14h 54m¥25,719–107,432Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane KMG - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakatatrain
13h 48m¥27,999–117,682Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Kunming to Shanghai Southtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
3d 16h¥40,206–59,490
Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kunming to Japan is to fly which costs ¥30000 - ¥85000 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kunming to Japan is to fly which takes 9h 54m and costs ¥23000 - ¥75000.
The distance between Kunming and Japan is 2850 km.
The best way to get from Kunming to Japan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 3 days 16h and costs ¥40000 - ¥60000.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Kunming to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 1h ahead of Kunming. It is currently 8:39 AM in Kunming and 9:39 AM in Japan.
There are 11011+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Kunming, China and Japan?
Korean Air, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–85,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–95,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–95,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–90,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–95,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–85,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–95,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–110,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–120,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–150,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–120,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–110,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Yantai Penglai, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–100,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–120,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Yantai Penglai, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–110,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–85,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–90,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–55,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–290,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–80,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–110,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–95,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–100,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–110,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–95,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Yantai Penglai, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–100,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–100,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–85,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–120,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–70,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–55,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–150,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–55,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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