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 4 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 1,218 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 - Shanghai Hongqiao Intl 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 38 reviews.

How long does it take to fly to Kunming?

On average, it takes 21h 25m 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 27h 45m.

$407 Cheap Flights to Kunming in 2026/27

Discover deals from 900+ travel sites with momondo.

Save money when you book flights with momondo

Big names and deals

Search 100s of travel sites to compare prices.

Filter for what you want

Free Wi-Fi? Stopover? Instantly customize your results.

Trusted and free

We’re completely free to use - no hidden charges or fees.

Price Alerts

Not ready to book? to track prices.

Search flight deals

Find the cheapest flights from the United States to Kunming

Round-trip

One-way

Last minute

Cheap round-trip flights

Enter your travel dates to find the best prices.

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

31h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

7:45 pm - 10:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

29h 20m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$698China Eastern

Wed, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 15

11:30 am - 11:55 amLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

32h 25m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

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

30h 55m2 stops Hengyang Shanghai Pu Dong

$698China Eastern

Wed, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 15

11:30 am - 12:55 amLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

21h 25m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

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

30h 55m2 stops Hengyang Shanghai Pu Dong

$712Multiple Airlines

Wed, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 15

11:30 am - 5:05 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

37h 35m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Hengyang

10:00 pm - 9:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

27h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$761Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 9 - Thu, Nov 12

10:00 pm - 7:30 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

29h 30m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

10:50 am - 6:30 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

23h 40m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$779China Southern

Fri, Jan 8 - Sat, Jan 23

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

33h 25m2 stops Hangzhou Chengdu Tianfu Intl

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

27h 20m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$856Sichuan Airlines

Fri, Nov 20 - Fri, Nov 27

10:00 pm - 11:50 amLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

21h 50m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

9:05 pm - 6:30 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

37h 25m2 stops Haikou Meilan Intl Guangzhou Baiyun

$889China Southern

Wed, Jan 6 - Tue, Jan 12

10:55 pm - 2:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

23h 55m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

8:10 pm - 7:00 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

38h 50m2 stops Fuzhou Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

$889XiamenAir

Sun, Feb 14 - Sat, Feb 27

10:55 pm - 6:55 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

28h 00m2 stops Xiamen Gaoqi Intl Fuzhou

8:10 pm - 7:00 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

38h 50m2 stops Fuzhou Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

$950XiamenAir

Sun, Feb 14 - Sat, Feb 27

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

33h 25m2 stops Hangzhou Chengdu Tianfu Intl

1:05 pm - 7:00 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

45h 55m2 stops Hangzhou Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,008Sichuan Airlines

Sun, Nov 15 - Thu, Nov 19

Cheap last minute flights

Enter your travel dates to find the best prices.

5:33 am - 10:45 pmPDX Portland-KMG Kunming Changshui

26h 12m2 stops Salt Lake City Incheon Intl

11:55 pm - 5:04 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-PDX Portland

33h 09m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,024Korean Air

Thu, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 2

7:05 am - 10:45 pmPDX Portland-KMG Kunming Changshui

24h 40m2 stops Los Angeles Incheon Intl

11:55 pm - 2:51 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-PDX Portland

30h 56m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,024Korean Air

Thu, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 2

7:05 am - 10:45 pmPDX Portland-KMG Kunming Changshui

24h 40m2 stops Los Angeles Incheon Intl

11:55 pm - 2:51 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-PDX Portland

30h 56m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,124Korean Air

Thu, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 2

7:05 am - 10:45 pmPDX Portland-KMG Kunming Changshui

24h 40m2 stops Los Angeles Incheon Intl

11:55 pm - 2:51 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-PDX Portland

30h 56m2 stops Incheon Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,125Korean Air

Thu, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 2

4:39 pm - 11:40 amSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

28h 01m2 stops Los Angeles Beijing Capital

10:10 pm - 4:27 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

34h 17m2 stops Beijing Capital San Francisco

$1,310Air China

Fri, Oct 30 - Tue, Nov 3

3:00 pm - 6:40 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

38h 40m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Shanghai Pu Dong

7:30 pm - 3:00 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

56h 30m2 stops Beijing Daxing Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,484Etihad Airways

Sun, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 5

10:00 pm - 6:40 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

31h 40m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Shanghai Pu Dong

7:30 pm - 3:00 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

56h 30m2 stops Beijing Daxing Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,641Etihad Airways

Sun, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 5

4:39 pm - 9:05 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

37h 26m2 stops Los Angeles Beijing Capital

10:10 pm - 4:27 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

34h 17m2 stops Beijing Capital San Francisco

$1,717Air China

Fri, Oct 30 - Tue, Nov 3

9:00 am - 2:30 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

41h 30m2 stops Los Angeles Beijing Capital

10:10 pm - 6:30 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 20m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,927Air China

Thu, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 2

5:23 pm - 1:00 amSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

40h 37m2 stops San Francisco Beijing Capital

11:30 am - 8:47 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

25h 17m2 stops Beijing Capital San Francisco

$7,295United Airlines

Fri, Oct 30 - Tue, Nov 3

Fly from

Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

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

7:45 pm-10:05 am

1 stop29h 20m

$698

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Wed 3/3

11:30 am-11:55 am

1 stop32h 25m

Kunming Changshui

Mon 3/15

6:10 pm-10:05 am

2 stops30h 55m

$698

Quickest round-trip

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Wed 3/3

11:30 am-12:55 am

1 stop21h 25m

Kunming Changshui

Mon 3/15

6:10 pm-10:05 am

2 stops30h 55m

$712

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Mon 11/9

11:30 am-5:05 pm

2 stops37h 35m

Kunming Changshui

Thu 11/12

10:00 pm-9:05 am

1 stop27h 05m

$761

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Fri 1/8

10:00 pm-7:30 pm

1 stop29h 30m

Kunming Changshui

Sat 1/23

10:50 am-6:30 pm

1 stop23h 40m

$779

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Fri 11/20

9:30 pm-10:55 pm

2 stops33h 25m

Kunming Changshui

Fri 11/27

7:40 am-7:00 pm

1 stop27h 20m

$856

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Wed 1/6

10:00 pm-11:50 am

1 stop21h 50m

Kunming Changshui

Tue 1/12

9:05 pm-6:30 pm

2 stops37h 25m

$889

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Sun 2/14

10:55 pm-2:50 pm

1 stop23h 55m

Kunming Changshui

Sat 2/27

8:10 pm-7:00 pm

2 stops38h 50m

$889

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Sun 2/14

10:55 pm-6:55 pm

2 stops28h 00m

Kunming Changshui

Sat 2/27

8:10 pm-7:00 pm

2 stops38h 50m

$950

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Sun 11/15

9:30 pm-10:55 pm

2 stops33h 25m

Kunming Changshui

Thu 11/19

1:05 pm-7:00 pm

2 stops45h 55m

$1,008

Flights are sorted by cheapest round-trip flights first.

Showing 1-10 of 20 resultsSorted by cheapest first

Kunming flights insights and trends

Explore insights for your Kunming flight to craft the best travel plan

Prices

Other information

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

Find the cheapest flights to Kunming Changshui from your nearest city or airport

Find flights from Los Angeles to Kunming

CHEAPEST MONTH TO FLY TO KUNMING FROM LOS ANGELES	November	32% cheaper	Flying from Los Angeles to Kunming costs on average just $681 in November
MOST EXPENSIVE MONTH TO FLY TO KUNMING FROM LOS ANGELES	July	29% 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	481% more users visited	More momondo users searched in flights to Kunming from Los Angeles in July than any other month

Cheap Kunming flight deals and tips

Summary info about Kunming flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$407
Best Round-Trip Price	$698
Fastest flight time	26h 37m
Popular in	June

The best one-way flight price to Kunming from United States in the last 5 days is $407 (Los Angeles to Kunming Changshui).

Search Deals

The best round-trip flight price to Kunming from United States in the last 5 days is $698 (Los Angeles to Kunming Changshui).

Search Deals

The fastest flight to Kunming from United States takes 26h 37m (San Francisco to Kunming Changshui).

Search Deals

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

Search Deals

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 8 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.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Kunming?

To find the flight that best suits your needs, momondo gathers a range of flights from a large pool of different airlines and agents; you can then use our insights and filters to find and book the right flight to Kunming.

Can I find flights to Kunming with flexible booking policies on momondo?

momondo does allow users to show only those flights to Kunming which offer a flexible booking policy as well as other useful filters and features.

How can momondo help me find flights to Kunming?

momondo helps you find the best flight to Kunming by providing filters to narrow your choice of flights to those matching your criteria. You can select flights based on numerous factors such as price, departure and landing times, airport and airline.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Kunming right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are not ready to book a flight to Kunming now, use our insights above to find helpful tips or alternatively set up a price alert; this is where momondo will track prices on flights to Kunming and let you know when they change.