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
17h 10m¥2,245–7,189Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
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¥2,219–7,569Train 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
19h 29m¥2,812–8,724Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LGW - KMG
21h 18m¥2,553–8,826Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LHR - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
24h 21m¥3,133–9,466
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥7500 and takes 17h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kunming is to fly which takes 17h 10m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7500.
The distance between Manchester and Kunming is 8776 km.
It takes approximately 17h 10m to get from Manchester to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 3:30 PM in Manchester and 11:30 PM in Kunming.
There are 232+ 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
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Sylhet, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
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
- ¥3,800–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
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 London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- 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
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- 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
- ¥2,800–8,000
- 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
- ¥3,800–7,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–7,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,500
- 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
- ¥600–1,600
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- ¥600–900
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- ¥1,100–1,600
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥310–1,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- ¥310–430
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- ¥650–1,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥90–130
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- ¥90–130
- 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
- ¥140–200
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥430–1,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- ¥430–650
- 1st Class
- ¥750–1,100
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
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