There are 5 ways to get from Tokyo to Kunming by train, plane, car, car ferry, or taxi
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane NRT - KMG
9h 54m¥1,025–3,459Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane HND - KMG
11h 31m¥930–2,750Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Kunmingcar
3d 4h¥3,235–4,755Fly Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane HND - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
14h 43m¥1,576–4,436Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai South to Kunmingtrain
3d 17h¥1,968–2,576
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Kunming is to fly which costs ¥900 - ¥2800 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Kunming is to train and fly which takes 9h 54m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3500.
The distance between Tokyo and Kunming is 3857 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Kunming without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 3 days 17h and costs ¥1900 - ¥2600.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Tokyo to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 12:58 PM in Tokyo and 11:58 AM in Kunming.
There are 223+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Kunming, China?
Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) every 3 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,600
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,400
Train operators
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥190–250
- Ordinary Car
- ¥120–150
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥500–750
- Reserved seat
- ¥600–750
- Green seat
- ¥750–1,100
Train from Shanghai South to Kunming
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥893–1,116
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥893
- 1st Class
- ¥1,116
- Special Class
- ¥1,785
- VIP
- ¥4,461
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥893–1,116
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥893
- 1st Class
- ¥1,116
- Special Class
- ¥1,785
- VIP
- ¥4,461
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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