There are 5 ways to get from Kunming to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
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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
17h 29m$370–1,121Train to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kunming to Xingyitrain
- Fly from Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport (ACX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ACX - MEL
27h 5m$337–1,155Fly 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
20h 53m$500–1,721Fly 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
24h 28m$374–1,332Train to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LJG - MEL
20h 37m$437–1,471
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 $370 - $1,200 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Kunming to Melbourne is to fly which takes 17h 29m and costs $370 - $1,200.
The distance between Kunming and Melbourne is 8285 km.
It takes approximately 17h 29m to get from Kunming to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 3h ahead of Kunming. It is currently 6:55 AM in Kunming and 9:55 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Kunming, China and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Shenzhen Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, and eight 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 Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Haikou, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Avalon Airport via Haikou, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Train from Kunming to Xingyi
- Hard Seat
- $9–12
- Hard sleeper
- $17–25
- Soft sleeper
- $29–40
- 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
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- $29–45
- 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
- $18
- 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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