There are 6 ways to get from Tokyo to Kunming by plane, car, car ferry, train, or taxi
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane HND - KMG
10h 46m¥1,230–3,448Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane NRT - KMG
11h 48m¥1,056–3,177Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Kunmingcar
3d 3h¥3,068–4,431Fly 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
18h 38m¥1,923–4,735Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane NGO - KMG
13h 50mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai South to Kunmingtrain
3d 18h
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥1000 - ¥3200 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Kunming is to fly which takes 10h 46m and costs ¥1200 - ¥3500.
The distance between Tokyo and Kunming is 3748 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Kunming without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 3 days 18h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Tokyo to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 6:31 PM in Tokyo and 5:31 PM in Kunming.
There are 271+ 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.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,300
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–6,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–65
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shanghai South to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥240–330
- Hard sleeper
- ¥430–600
- Soft sleeper
- ¥700–900
- 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
- ¥846–1,057
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥846
- 1st Class
- ¥1,057
- Special Class
- ¥1,691
- VIP
- ¥4,228
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥846–1,057
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥846
- 1st Class
- ¥1,057
- Special Class
- ¥1,691
- VIP
- ¥4,228
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
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