There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Kunming by plane, taxi, or train
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Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)SYD - KMG
15h 59m¥1,890–5,118Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)SYD - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunming
21h 17m¥2,636–7,304Fly to Zhaotong, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Zhaotong (ZAT)SYD - ZAT
- Take the taxi from Zhaotong (ZAT) to Kunming
18h 44m¥3,086–6,954Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)SYD - DLU
- Take the train from Dali to Lufeng South
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Kunming Station
20h 18m¥2,344–7,394
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥5500 and takes 15h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Kunming is to fly which takes 15h 59m and costs ¥1800 - ¥5500.
The distance between Sydney and Kunming is 8346 km.
It takes approximately 15h 59m to get from Sydney to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 4:46 AM in Sydney and 1:46 AM in Kunming.
There are 223+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Kunming, China?
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Zhaotong via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Zhaotong via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Zhaotong via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Train from Dali to Lufeng South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Lufeng South to Kunming Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–850
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