There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Kunming by plane or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MAN - KMG
18h 19m¥2,233–7,066Train to Liverpool, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LPL - KMG
20h 48m¥2,098–6,703Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LHR - KMG
20h 50m¥2,775–7,608Fly Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane MAN - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
20h 30m¥2,154–6,808Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LBA - KMG
22h 52m¥2,424–7,225
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥2100 - ¥7000 and takes 20h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kunming is to fly which takes 18h 19m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7500.
The distance between Manchester and Kunming is 8776 km.
It takes approximately 18h 19m to get from Manchester to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 7h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 12:52 AM in Manchester and 7:52 AM in Kunming.
There are 184+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Kunming, China?
Hainan, Juneyao Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Liverpool to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Liverpool to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Liverpool to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Liverpool to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- airchangan.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥75–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–170
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
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 Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–220
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
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