There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Kunming by plane or taxi
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Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MEL - KMG
16h 16m¥1,843–4,249Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane MEL - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
21h 23m¥3,486–8,836Fly to Zhaotong, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Zhaotong (ZAT)plane MEL - ZAT
- Take the taxi from Zhaotong (ZAT) to Kunmingtaxi
21h 20m¥3,136–10,486
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥4300 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kunming is to fly which takes 16h 16m and costs ¥1800 - ¥4300.
The distance between Melbourne and Kunming is 8285 km.
It takes approximately 16h 16m to get from Melbourne to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:05 AM in Melbourne and 7:05 AM in Kunming.
There are 257+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kunming, China?
China Southern Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Manila, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zhaotong via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zhaotong via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zhaotong via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zhaotong via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–13,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zhaotong via Noi Bai International, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zhaotong via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–850
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