There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Kunming by plane, taxi, or train
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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 1m¥2,035–4,241Fly 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
20h 23m¥2,528–6,928Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane MEL - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
18h 47m¥2,056–5,883Fly to Zhaotong, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Zhaotong (ZAT)plane MEL - ZAT
- Take the taxi from Zhaotong (ZAT) to Kunmingtaxi
18h 50m¥2,678–7,078
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥4300 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kunming is to fly which takes 16h 1m and costs ¥2000 - ¥4300.
The distance between Melbourne and Kunming is 8285 km.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Melbourne to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:40 PM in Melbourne and 2:40 PM in Kunming.
There are 271+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kunming, China?
Vietnam Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and five 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
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zhaotong via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zhaotong via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Estimated price
- ¥600–950
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