There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Kunming by plane, subway, train, or taxi
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane DCA - KMG
24h 27m¥5,737–24,091Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Washington Union 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
26h 34m¥3,113–13,023Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- 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
24h 44m¥3,424–14,067Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane DCA - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
32h 49m¥6,859–27,211Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane PHL - KMG
27h 59m¥5,174–16,566
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Kunming is to train and fly which costs ¥3100 - ¥13000 and takes 26h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Kunming is to fly which takes 24h 27m and costs ¥5500 - ¥25000.
The distance between Washington and Kunming is 12930 km.
It takes approximately 24h 27m to get from Washington to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 12h ahead of Washington. It is currently 1:19 PM in Washington and 1:19 AM in Kunming.
There are 75+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Kunming, China?
American Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–25,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–25,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–25,000
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
- ¥2,600–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–11,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–27,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–27,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–27,000
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
- ¥3,500–22,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–39,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–21,000
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
- ¥2,400–18,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–43,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–28,000
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
- ¥3,600–28,000
- Website
- csair.com
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
- ¥5,500–33,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–15,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–36,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–16,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
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 John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
- 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
- ¥3,500–22,000
- Website
- airchangan.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–22,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
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
- ¥3,600–28,000
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥350–4,800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥350–3,300
- First Class
- ¥1,300–4,800
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥210–4,300
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥210–3,200
- First Class
- ¥1,000–4,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥210–2,000
- Business Class
- ¥600–2,400
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- 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
- ¥490–2,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥410–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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