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Fly Kunming Changshui International Airport to El Alto International Airport
best
1. Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)KMG - LPB
34h 28m
$751–1,802
Bus to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, fly to El Alto International Airport
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Kunming Northwest to Panzhihua
2. Fly from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)PZI - LPB
2d 10h
$575–1,734
Train, train to Dali Huangcaoba, fly to El Alto International Airport
1. Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng South
2. Take the train from Lufeng South to Dali
3. Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)DLU - LPB
45h 7m
$772–2,540
Train to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport, fly to El Alto International Airport
1. Take the train from Kunming to Xingyi
2. Fly from Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport (ACX) to El Alto International Airport (LPB)ACX - LPB
2d
Fly Kunming Changshui International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport, shuttle, bus
1. Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL)KMG - JUL
2. Take a shuttle bus from Puno to Desaguadero
3. Take the bus from Desaguadero to La Paz
43h 45m
$1,074–2,925
Fly Kunming Changshui International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)KMG - AQP
2. Take the bus from Arequipa to La Paz
2d
$658–2,062
Fly Kunming Changshui International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ)KMG - TCQ
2. Take the bus from Tacna Airport to Terminal Internacional Arica
3. Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to La Paz
47h 28m
$784–2,488

Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) flights

6Weekly Planes

31h 46mAverage Duration

$645Cheapest Price

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Distance: 18,711.9 km
Duration: 34h 28m

What companies run services between Kunming, China and La Paz, Bolivia?

China Eastern Airlines, Japan Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to El Alto International Airport (LPB) 6 times a week.

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Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 31h 55m
When: Monday
Estimated price: $750–2,300

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Houston, Lima

Ave. Duration: 31h 55m
When: Monday
Estimated price: $700–2,500

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to El Alto International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Mexico City, Lima

Ave. Duration: 31h 55m
When: Monday
Estimated price: $600–6,500

Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to El Alto International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 2d
When: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $750–3,300

Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to El Alto International Airport via Tianfu International, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 2d 2h
When: Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $750–2,500

Flights from Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport to El Alto International Airport via Chongqing, Madrid, Lima

Ave. Duration: 40h 55m
When: Wednesday
Estimated price: $800–3,800

Flights from Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport to El Alto International Airport via Chongqing, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima

Ave. Duration: 40h 55m
When: Monday and Friday
Estimated price: $700–2,400

Flights from Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport to El Alto International Airport via Tianfu International, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 2d 1h
When: Tuesday
Estimated price: $550–1,800

Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to El Alto International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 2d 5h
When: Monday and Wednesday
Estimated price: $550–2,400

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Tianfu International, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 34h 17m
When: Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $850–2,700

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 36h 20m
When: Monday
Estimated price: $1,100–3,300

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Houston, Lima

Ave. Duration: 36h 20m
When: Monday
Estimated price: $1,000–3,700

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Inca Manco Cápac International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Mexico City, Lima

Ave. Duration: 36h 20m
When: Monday
Estimated price: $950–9,500

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Tianfu International, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 32h 2m
When: Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $600–2,000

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 35h 45m
When: Monday
Estimated price: $800–2,500

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Mexico City, Lima

Ave. Duration: 35h 45m
When: Monday
Estimated price: $700–7,000

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport via Tianfu International, Los Angeles, Lima, Cuzco

Ave. Duration: 37h 45m
When: Tuesday and Sunday
Estimated price: $600–2,000

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Tianfu International, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 31h 52m
When: Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $750–2,400

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles, Lima

Ave. Duration: 39h 45m
When: Monday
Estimated price: $1,000–2,900

Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport via Tianfu International, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lima

Ave. Duration: 35h 35m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: $900–3,300

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El Alto(opens in a new window), Bolivia(opens in a new window)

El Alto (Spanish for "The Heights") is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020. It is also the highest major city in the world, with an average elevation of.

Things to do in El Alto

Mi Teleférico(Opens in a new window)

Mi Teleférico, also known as Teleférico La Paz–El Alto (La Paz–El Alto Cable Car), is an aerial cable car urban transit system serving the La Paz–El Alto metropolitan area in Bolivia. As of September 2017, the 17.3 km system consists of 17 stations along five lines: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Orange. The system was built by the Austrian company Doppelmayr Garaventa Group. Phase One, which consists of the Red, Yellow, and Green lines, opened in 2014. Phase Two will expand the system by an additional eight lines, starting with the Blue and Orange lines, which both opened in 2017. Two lines (Red and Yellow) connect the neighboring cities of La Paz and El Alto, which are separated by an elevation change of about 400 m.

Chacaltaya(Opens in a new window)

Chacaltaya (Mollo language for "bridge of winds" or "winds meeting point", Aymara for "cold road") is a mountain in the Cordillera Real, one of the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental, itself a range of the Bolivian Andes. Its elevation is 5421 m. Chacaltaya's glacier — which was as old as 18,000 years — had an area of 0.22 km2 in 1940, which had been reduced to 0.01 km2 in 2007 and was completely gone by 2009. Half of the meltdown, as measured by volume, took place before 1980. The final meltdown after 1980, due to missing precipitation and the warm phase of El Niño, resulted in the glacier's disappearance in 2009. The glacier was formerly one of the highest in South America, located about 30 km from La Paz, near Huayna Potosí mountain.

Museo San Francisco Cultural Center(Opens in a new window)

The Museo San Francisco Cultural Center is a cultural institution located in La Paz city, Bolivia. It was established with the aim of preserving and conserving the arts and memories related to events and historic moments of the city of La Paz in Bolivia, because the history of the convent and the Basilica of San Francisco that houses the museum is closely related to the history of this city.

National Museum of Archaeology(Opens in a new window)

The National Museum of Archaeology of Bolivia (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arqueología de Bolivia ) is the national archaeology museum of Bolivia. It is located in the capital of La Paz, two blocks east of the Prado. Operated by the National Institute of Archaeology, a specialized agency of the Deputy Minister of Culture, it is said to be the most prominent museum in Bolivia. The museum represents the cultural antecedents of the Bolivian people from the pre-Columbian era. There are displays of carved sculptures, as well as ceramic and painted objects in stone and metals.

Places to stay in El Alto

Qantu Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Hotel Sagarnaga(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Residencial Alta Vista(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Hotel Las Brisas Centro(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

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