Which airlines fly to Kunming?

When flying to Kunming from United States, momondo travelers will most often fly with one of these popular airlines: China Eastern, Air China, Korean Air or China Southern. Depending on what airport in United States you fly from, you may be able to find flights with any of these popular airlines.

Korean Air Flights to Kunming

There are 5 Korean Air flights to Kunming in a normal week. The most common departure point is Incheon Intl and the best Korean Air ticket price seen on momondo is $734 (last 72 hours, from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson, to Kunming). Korean Air has a score of 8.4 from 1,217 user reviews on momondo.

Sichuan Airlines Flights to Kunming

Sichuan Airlines flight deals to Kunming start from $618 - this is the best price found recently on momondo, and was a round-trip journey departing from Los Angeles. Over any normal week, Sichuan Airlines flight prices are typically higher, but vary depending on where you fly from - Guangzhou Baiyun is the most popular Sichuan Airlines departure point to Kunming so generally has the most availability. Sichuan Airlines is scored a 8.0/10 in 37 reviews.

How long does it take to fly to Kunming?

On average, it takes 19h 15m to fly from United States to Kunming if you fly out of Los Angeles (the most popular airport in United States) and into Kunming Changshui (the most popular airport in Kunming). If you’re flying out of Miami and into Kunming Changshui, then the flight time is around 26h 26m.

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9:30 pm - 10:55 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

33h 25m2 stops Hangzhou Chengdu Tianfu Intl

3:10 pm - 7:00 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

19h 50m1 stop Chengdu

$641Sichuan Airlines

Fri, Nov 13 - Fri, Nov 27

10:30 pm - 10:55 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

33h 25m2 stops Hangzhou Chengdu Tianfu Intl

7:40 am - 8:00 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

27h 20m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$698Sichuan Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 1

11:30 am - 10:35 amLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

31h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

5:00 pm - 10:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

32h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$773China Eastern

Wed, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 15

11:30 am - 3:15 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

35h 45m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Fuzhou

4:20 pm - 10:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

32h 45m2 stops Fuzhou Shanghai Pu Dong

$773China Eastern

Wed, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 15

8:55 pm - 12:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

23h 15m1 stop Shenzhen

4:15 pm - 7:00 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

18h 45m1 stop Beijing Capital

$784Air China

Tue, Nov 10 - Thu, Dec 3

10:00 pm - 9:45 amLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

19h 45m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

10:35 pm - 6:30 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

35h 55m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$794China Southern

Mon, Nov 9 - Thu, Dec 3

12:55 pm - 6:55 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

41h 00m2 stops Tokyo Narita Fuzhou

12:20 pm - 10:55 amKMG Kunming Changshui-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 35m1 stop Fuzhou

$799XiamenAir

Fri, Dec 4 - Thu, Dec 10

12:55 pm - 10:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

57h 00m3 stops Tokyo Narita Fuzhou Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

12:20 pm - 10:55 amKMG Kunming Changshui-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 35m1 stop Fuzhou

$811XiamenAir

Fri, Dec 4 - Thu, Dec 10

10:00 pm - 1:30 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

23h 30m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

10:35 pm - 6:30 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

35h 55m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$828China Southern

Mon, Jan 11 - Tue, Jan 19

12:00 pm - 1:00 amSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

21h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

6:30 am - 9:30 amKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

19h 00m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,120Air China

Sat, Jan 9 - Sat, Jan 30

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11:15 pm - 1:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

22h 55m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

11:20 pm - 8:30 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

36h 10m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,030Sichuan Airlines

Tue, Oct 13 - Mon, Oct 19

12:30 pm - 10:25 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

18h 55m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

5:00 pm - 10:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

32h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,042China Eastern

Tue, Oct 13 - Mon, Oct 19

12:30 pm - 2:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

35h 20m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Fuzhou

6:10 pm - 10:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

30h 55m2 stops Hengyang Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,072China Eastern

Tue, Oct 13 - Mon, Oct 19

12:30 am - 1:35 amSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

34h 05m3 stops Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl Singapore Changi Kuala Lumpur Intl

10:10 pm - 10:30 amKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

27h 20m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,196Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 11 - Tue, Oct 27

12:50 am - 7:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

27h 10m3 stops Taipei City Taiwan Taoyuan Intl Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Chiang Mai

6:10 pm - 10:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

30h 55m2 stops Hengyang Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,242Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19

12:00 pm - 10:35 amSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

31h 35m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

7:10 am - 3:54 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

23h 44m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Los Angeles

$1,277China Eastern

Mon, Oct 12 - Tue, Oct 27

7:45 pm - 10:10 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

38h 25m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Incheon Intl

11:55 pm - 9:50 amKMG Kunming Changshui-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

22h 55m1 stop Incheon Intl

$1,413Korean Air

Mon, Oct 12 - Wed, Nov 4

7:45 pm - 10:10 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

38h 25m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Incheon Intl

11:55 pm - 12:42 amKMG Kunming Changshui-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

37h 47m2 stops Incheon Intl Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,424Korean Air

Mon, Oct 12 - Wed, Nov 4

5:41 pm - 10:40 amSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

25h 59m2 stops Los Angeles Guangzhou Baiyun

5:15 pm - 9:29 amKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

31h 14m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Vancouver Intl

$7,315China Southern

Mon, Oct 12 - Tue, Oct 27

5:41 pm - 10:40 amSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

25h 59m2 stops Los Angeles Guangzhou Baiyun

6:40 pm - 8:40 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

17h 00m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$7,507China Southern

Mon, Oct 12 - Tue, Oct 27

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Fri 11/13

9:30 pm-10:55 pm

2 stops33h 25m

Kunming Changshui

Fri 11/27

3:10 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop19h 50m

$641

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Sun 10/25

10:30 pm-10:55 pm

2 stops33h 25m

Kunming Changshui

Sun 11/1

7:40 am-8:00 pm

1 stop27h 20m

$698

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Wed 3/3

11:30 am-10:35 am

1 stop31h 05m

Kunming Changshui

Mon 3/15

5:00 pm-10:05 am

1 stop32h 05m

$773

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Wed 3/3

11:30 am-3:15 pm

2 stops35h 45m

Kunming Changshui

Mon 3/15

4:20 pm-10:05 am

2 stops32h 45m

$773

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Tue 11/10

8:55 pm-12:10 pm

1 stop23h 15m

Kunming Changshui

Thu 12/3

4:15 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop18h 45m

$784

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Mon 11/9

10:00 pm-9:45 am

1 stop19h 45m

Kunming Changshui

Thu 12/3

10:35 pm-6:30 pm

1 stop35h 55m

$794

New YorkKunming

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KMG Kunming Changshui

JFKKMG

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 12/4

12:55 pm-6:55 pm

2 stops41h 00m

Kunming Changshui

Thu 12/10

12:20 pm-10:55 am

1 stop35h 35m

$799

New YorkKunming

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KMG Kunming Changshui

JFKKMG

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 12/4

12:55 pm-10:55 am

3 stops57h 00m

Kunming Changshui

Thu 12/10

12:20 pm-10:55 am

1 stop35h 35m

$811

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Mon 1/11

10:00 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop23h 30m

Kunming Changshui

Tue 1/19

10:35 pm-6:30 pm

1 stop35h 55m

$828

Quickest round-trip

San FranciscoKunming

SFO San Francisco - KMG Kunming Changshui

SFOKMG

San Francisco

Sat 1/9

12:00 pm-1:00 am

1 stop21h 00m

Kunming Changshui

Sat 1/30

6:30 am-9:30 am

1 stop19h 00m

$1,120

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Kunming?

If you’re not able to fly to Kunming in January, then September is your next best option. Flight prices from United States to Kunming during September average around $1,405.

Cheapest flights to Kunming Changshui

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CHEAPEST MONTH TO FLY TO KUNMING FROM LOS ANGELES	March	36% cheaper	Flying from Los Angeles to Kunming costs on average just $618 in March
MOST EXPENSIVE MONTH TO FLY TO KUNMING FROM LOS ANGELES	July	33% more expensive	It costs about $1,283 for flights to Kunming from Los Angeles in July
MOST POPULAR MONTH TO FLY TO KUNMING FROM LOS ANGELES	July	540% more users visited	More momondo users searched in flights to Kunming from Los Angeles in July than any other month

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Summary info about Kunming flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$369
Best Round-Trip Price	$641
Fastest flight time	26h 45m
Popular in	June

The best one-way flight price to Kunming from United States in the last 5 days is $369 (Los Angeles to Kunming Changshui).

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The best round-trip flight price to Kunming from United States in the last 5 days is $641 (Los Angeles to Kunming Changshui).

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The fastest flight to Kunming from United States takes 26h 45m (San Francisco to Kunming Changshui).

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June has the highest demand for flights to Kunming, with a 26% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Kunming

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Kunming Changshui Airport?

Prices for flights to Kunming Changshui Airport refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Kunming Changshui Airport?

As of October 2026, there are 9 operators available to choose from for flights to Kunming Changshui Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly to Kunming Changshui Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to Kunming Changshui Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Kunming Changshui Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Kunming Changshui Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Kunming Changshui Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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