There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Kunming by train, plane, or subway
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Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane JFK - KMG
25h 18m¥2,584–13,741Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane EWR - KMG
26h 8m¥2,354–12,330Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane DCA - KMG
28h 40m¥5,789–21,596Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane PHL - KMG
25h 48m¥2,827–16,033Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane IAD - KMG
26h 59m¥2,589–12,631Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LGA - KMG
28h 52m¥2,543–17,225Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE)plane JFK - KWE
- Take the train from Longdongbao to Qianxitrain
- Take the train from Qianxi to Kunmingtrain
30h 27m¥2,382–12,088
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥2300 - ¥13000 and takes 30h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Kunming is to train and fly which takes 25h 18m and costs ¥2500 - ¥14000.
The distance between Philadelphia and Kunming is 12895 km.
It takes approximately 25h 18m to get from Philadelphia to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 12h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 2:31 AM in Philadelphia and 2:31 PM in Kunming.
There are 66+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Kunming, China?
Airbus France, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–21,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–27,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–18,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–14,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–14,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Istanbul, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–23,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–16,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–13,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–14,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–14,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–15,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–16,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–13,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–29,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–29,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–10,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–16,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–18,000
- Website
- airchangan.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–18,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥85–1,600
- Business Class
- ¥420–1,900
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥120–1,700
- Business Class
- ¥490–2,100
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥75–1,600
- Business Class
- ¥390–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥140–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–4,100
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥140–3,200
- First Class
- ¥900–4,100
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥210–4,400
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥210–3,200
- First Class
- ¥1,000–4,400
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥16–55
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥16–18
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- ¥35–55
Train from Longdongbao to Qianxi
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–75
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥60–90
Train from Qianxi to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥250–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥410–450
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
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