There are 5 ways to get from Kunming to Kandy by plane, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Hatton, taxi
best- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Hatton (NUF)KMG - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Kandy
14h 57mRs 49,872–175,014Fly to Sigiriya Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)KMG - GIU
- Take the taxi from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Kandy
15h 9mRs 50,972–176,614Fly to Batticaloa Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)KMG - BTC
- Take the taxi from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Kandy
17h 52mRs 55,672–181,614Fly to Koggala, bus
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Koggala (KCT)KMG - KCT
- Take the bus from Galle Bus Station to Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center
- Take the bus from Malabe to Kandy
2d 2hRs 56,132–181,654Fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)KMG - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandy
9h 36mRs 92,095–195,537
Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Hatton (NUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kunming to Kandy is to fly and taxi which costs Rs. 49000 - Rs. 180000 and takes 14h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Kunming to Kandy is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs Rs. 90000 - Rs. 200000.
The distance between Kunming and Kandy is 3218 km.
It takes approximately 14h 57m to get from Kunming to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 2h 30m behind Kunming. It is currently 4:37 PM in Kunming and 2:07 PM in Kandy.
There are 1491+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Kunming, China and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
You can take a subway from Donfeng Square to Victoria Resevour Kandy via East Bus Station, Airport Center, Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG), and Colombo Airport in around 9h 36m.
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- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Hatton via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–170,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Hatton via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–180,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Hatton via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–170,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–170,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Don Muang, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–160,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Koggala via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–170,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Koggala via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Koggala via Don Muang, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–160,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 37,000–140,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–130,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–170,000
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Galle Bus Station to Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 370–410
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 370–410
- Semi Lux
- Rs 440–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 800–1,100
Bus from Malabe to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 390–430
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 390–430
- Semi Lux
- Rs 460–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 850–1,100
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–11,000
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Batticaloa Taxi Service
- Phone
- +94 65 222 60 79
- Website
- welcometobatticaloa.com
Batticaloa Car Taxi
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