There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Kunming by plane, subway, train, taxi, or bus
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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 31m¥5,609–20,805Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
cheapest- 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
25h 8m¥2,324–11,068Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- 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 57m¥2,891–10,000Fly 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
29h 49m¥6,345–22,207Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane RIC - KMG
29h 20m¥3,598–13,245
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 ¥2800 - ¥10000 and takes 26h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Kunming is to fly which takes 24h 31m and costs ¥5500 - ¥21000.
The distance between Washington and Kunming is 12930 km.
It takes approximately 24h 31m to get from Washington to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 12h ahead of Washington. It is currently 11:23 PM in Washington and 11:23 AM in Kunming.
There are 251+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Kunming, China?
Delta, China Eastern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 5 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 30m
- 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 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–25,000
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
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–22,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 44m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–25,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–22,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 53m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–22,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–16,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–26,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–26,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–27,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–27,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–17,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–16,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–17,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–25,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–16,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–25,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–16,000
- 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.
- ¥40–55
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
- ¥350–4,900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥350–3,400
- First Class
- ¥1,300–4,900
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
- ¥210–2,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥210–2,100
- Business Class
- ¥650–2,400
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
- ¥390–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥90–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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