There are 5 ways to get from Kunming to Melbourne by plane, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KMG - MEL
15h 49m$380–1,231Fly Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane KMG - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
21h 33m$530–2,831Train to Dali Huangcaoba, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DLU - MEL
17h 4m$475–2,480Taxi to Zhaotong, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the taxi from Kunming to Zhaotong (ZAT)taxi
- Fly from Zhaotong (ZAT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ZAT - MEL
22h 30m$580–1,796Fly Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport, train
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Bendigo Airport (BXG)plane KMG - BXG
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
22h 38m$519–2,238
Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kunming to Melbourne is to fly which costs $380 - $1,300 and takes 15h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Kunming to Melbourne is to fly which takes 15h 49m and costs $380 - $1,300.
The distance between Kunming and Melbourne is 8285 km.
It takes approximately 15h 49m to get from Kunming to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 2h ahead of Kunming. It is currently 11:21 PM in Kunming and 1:21 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5268+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Kunming, China and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
China Eastern Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,200
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Melbourne Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Melbourne Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Zhaotong to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Zhaotong to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Zhaotong to Melbourne Airport via Jinghong, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Train from Kunming to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $21–30
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–45
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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