There are 5 ways to get from Lhasa to Kunming by taxi, plane, bus, train, or car
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Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LXA - KMG
3h 40m¥2,543–4,173Train
cheapest- Take the train from Lhasa to Chongqing Westtrain Lhasa
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Kunmingtrain Chongqing
40h 54m¥628–1,119Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La Countybus
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
31h 31m¥757–842Drive 2,118 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Kunmingcar 2,118 km
26h 49m¥1,823–2,633Bus, train via Dali
- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La Countybus
- Take the bus from Shangri-La Bus Station to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
35h 22m¥791–991
Lhasa to Kunming by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Kunming is to train which costs ¥600 - ¥1200 and takes 40h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Kunming is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 40m and costs ¥2500 - ¥4200.
No, there is no direct train from Lhasa to Kunming. However, there are services departing from Lhasa and arriving at Kunming via Chongqing West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 54m.
The distance between Lhasa and Kunming is 1360 km. The road distance is 2118 km.
The best way to get from Lhasa to Kunming without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 31m and costs ¥750 - ¥850.
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from Lhasa to Kunming, including transfers.
Lhasa to Kunming train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, depart from Lhasa station.
Lhasa to Kunming train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, arrive at Chongqing West station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lhasa to Kunming is 2118 km. It takes approximately 26h 49m to drive from Lhasa to Kunming.
There are 252+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Kunming, China?
You can take a train from Lhasa to Kunming via Chongqing West in around 40h 54m.
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,400
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,400
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–5,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–5,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,400
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,400
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Lhasa to Chongqing West
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–380
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Chongqing West to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥360–400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥600–650
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,300
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La County
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥551
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shangri-La Bus Station to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
Bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
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