There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to Kunming by plane or train
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MAN - KMG
17h 25m¥2,116–6,568Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane BHX - KMG
20h 17m¥2,024–7,316Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LHR - KMG
19h 28m¥2,310–6,201Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane NCL - KMG
21h 48m¥2,270–7,567
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥2300 - ¥6500 and takes 19h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kunming is to fly which takes 17h 25m and costs ¥2100 - ¥7000.
The distance between Manchester and Kunming is 8776 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Manchester to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 12:43 PM in Manchester and 8:43 PM in Kunming.
There are 231+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Kunming, China?
Hainan, Juneyao Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,500
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥330–1,800
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–700
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥230–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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