There are 6 ways to get from London to Kunming by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LHR - KMG
17h 12m¥2,602–6,805Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LGW - KMG
17h 40m¥3,330–7,282Fly London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LCY - KMG
20h 1m¥3,127–17,047Fly London Heathrow Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane LHR - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
34h 9m¥3,845–9,992Fly London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LHR - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
20h 8m¥3,423–9,547Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LHR - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
22h 4m¥3,482–9,545
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥7000 and takes 17h 12m.
The fastest way to get from London to Kunming is to fly which takes 17h 12m and costs ¥2600 - ¥7000.
The distance between London and Kunming is 8766 km.
It takes approximately 17h 12m to get from London to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 11:11 AM in London and 6:11 PM in Kunming.
There are 255+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between London, England and Kunming, China?
China Southern Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–13,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–14,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Luxembourg, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–19,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–17,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–17,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–17,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–17,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–15,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–18,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–19,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–20,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–20,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–17,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–13,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–17,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–17,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–15,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–13,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–20,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–18,000
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–18,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–15,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–17,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–240
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥160–270
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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