There are 9 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 44m¥20,320–40,577Drive, 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¥72,824–102,023Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane KMG - NGO
11h 13m¥22,910–76,307Fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KMG - HND
10h 20m¥20,680–66,137Fly 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¥26,790–85,817Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Kobe (UKB)plane KMG - UKB
12h 35m¥32,300–100,567Fly 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
11h 51m¥29,090–76,717Fly 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 45m¥29,890–92,717Train, 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¥39,971–58,999
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 ¥20000 - ¥41000 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Kunming to Japan is to fly which takes 9h 44m and costs ¥20000 - ¥41000.
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 44m to get from Kunming to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 1h ahead of Kunming. It is currently 5:04 AM in Kunming and 6:04 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 five other airlines fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–70,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–95,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–80,000
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
- ¥27,000–85,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–85,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–80,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–80,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–85,000
- 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
- ¥31,000–100,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–110,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–140,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–110,000
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
- 9h 47m
- 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
- ¥22,000–70,000
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
- ¥26,000–70,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–75,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–80,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–85,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–200,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–100,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–75,000
- 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
- ¥29,000–95,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–85,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–85,000
- 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
- ¥28,000–90,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–100,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–85,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–65,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–100,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–100,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–75,000
- 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
- ¥26,000–120,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–90,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–65,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–75,000
- 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
- ¥25,000–85,000
- 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
- ¥36,000–140,000
- 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
- ¥50,000–200,000
- 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 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
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
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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