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, Korean Air, Air China 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 7 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 - Guangzhou Baiyun is the most popular Sichuan Airlines departure point to Kunming so generally has the most availability. Sichuan Airlines is scored a 7.8/10 in 35 reviews.

How long does it take to fly to Kunming?

On average, it takes 31h 20m 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 41h 35m.

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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

$559Sichuan Airlines

Sun, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 15

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

$585Sichuan Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 1

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

21h 25m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

7:10 am - 9:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

17h 55m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$660China Eastern

Mon, Nov 9 - Mon, Nov 23

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

37h 35m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Hengyang

6:10 pm - 9:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

30h 55m2 stops Hengyang Shanghai Pu Dong

$660Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 9 - Mon, Nov 23

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

37h 35m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Hengyang

9:55 pm - 9:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

27h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$660Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 9 - Mon, Nov 23

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

35h 45m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Fuzhou

4:20 pm - 9:05 amKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

32h 45m2 stops Fuzhou Shanghai Pu Dong

$681China Eastern

Mon, Nov 9 - Wed, Dec 2

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

29h 30m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

8:50 pm - 6:30 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

37h 40m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$782China Southern

Wed, Nov 18 - Sun, Nov 29

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

$789China Southern

Sun, Nov 22 - Sun, Nov 29

11:55 pm - 6:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

27h 55m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

12:25 pm - 7:00 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

22h 35m1 stop Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

$804XiamenAir

Thu, Oct 15 - Sun, Nov 8

12:55 pm - 11:15 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-KMG Kunming Changshui

33h 20m2 stops Tokyo Narita Fuzhou

8:10 pm - 10:55 amKMG Kunming Changshui-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

27h 45m1 stop Fuzhou

$847XiamenAir

Mon, Nov 2 - Thu, Nov 19

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12:35 am - 2:00 pmSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

22h 25m1 stop Wuhan

6:35 pm - 8:40 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

17h 05m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$929China Southern

Mon, Sep 28 - Tue, Oct 6

12:35 am - 7:05 pmSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

27h 30m3 stops Wuhan Guangzhou Baiyun Haikou Meilan Intl

7:30 am - 8:40 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

28h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$983China Southern

Mon, Sep 28 - Tue, Oct 6

11:50 pm - 10:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

31h 20m1 stop Incheon Intl

11:30 pm - 2:50 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

30h 20m1 stop Incheon Intl

$1,007Korean Air

Wed, Sep 30 - Sun, Oct 4

12:35 am - 2:00 pmSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

22h 25m1 stop Wuhan

2:35 pm - 8:27 amKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

32h 52m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Los Angeles

$1,076Multiple Airlines

Mon, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 31

12:30 am - 2:00 pmSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

22h 30m2 stops Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl Hong Kong Intl

6:30 pm - 7:40 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

17h 10m1 stop Wuhan

$1,081Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 3 - Thu, Nov 5

9:30 am - 5:05 pmSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

40h 35m3 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong Hengyang

6:55 am - 8:18 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

28h 23m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Los Angeles

$1,088China Eastern

Fri, Oct 2 - Fri, Oct 9

9:30 am - 5:25 pmSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

40h 55m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

6:55 am - 8:18 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

28h 23m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Los Angeles

$1,088China Eastern

Fri, Oct 2 - Fri, Oct 9

11:50 pm - 10:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

31h 20m1 stop Incheon Intl

11:30 pm - 2:50 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

30h 20m1 stop Incheon Intl

$1,107Korean Air

Wed, Sep 30 - Sun, Oct 4

1:00 pm - 2:15 pmSFO San Francisco-KMG Kunming Changshui

34h 15m1 stop Beijing Capital

7:55 pm - 9:04 amKMG Kunming Changshui-SFO San Francisco

52h 09m2 stops Beijing Capital Los Angeles

$1,283Air China

Wed, Sep 30 - Sun, Oct 4

6:00 am - 1:50 amLAX Los Angeles-KMG Kunming Changshui

28h 50m2 stops San Francisco Beijing Capital

7:55 pm - 8:10 pmKMG Kunming Changshui-LAX Los Angeles

39h 15m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,292Air China

Wed, Sep 30 - Sun, Oct 4

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Sun 11/8

9:30 pm-10:55 pm

2 stops33h 25m

Kunming Changshui

Sun 11/15

7:40 am-7:00 pm

1 stop27h 20m

$559

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

$585

Quickest round-trip

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Mon 11/9

11:30 am-12:55 am

1 stop21h 25m

Kunming Changshui

Mon 11/23

7:10 am-9:05 am

1 stop17h 55m

$660

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

Mon 11/23

6:10 pm-9:05 am

2 stops30h 55m

$660

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

Mon 11/23

9:55 pm-9:05 am

1 stop27h 10m

$660

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Mon 11/9

11:30 am-3:15 pm

2 stops35h 45m

Kunming Changshui

Wed 12/2

4:20 pm-9:05 am

2 stops32h 45m

$681

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Wed 11/18

10:00 pm-7:30 pm

1 stop29h 30m

Kunming Changshui

Sun 11/29

8:50 pm-6:30 pm

1 stop37h 40m

$782

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Sun 11/22

10:00 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop23h 30m

Kunming Changshui

Sun 11/29

10:35 pm-6:30 pm

1 stop35h 55m

$789

Los AngelesKunming

LAX Los Angeles - KMG Kunming Changshui

LAXKMG

Los Angeles

Thu 10/15

11:55 pm-6:50 pm

1 stop27h 55m

Kunming Changshui

Sun 11/8

12:25 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop22h 35m

$804

New YorkKunming

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - KMG Kunming Changshui

JFKKMG

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 11/2

12:55 pm-11:15 am

2 stops33h 20m

Kunming Changshui

Thu 11/19

8:10 pm-10:55 am

1 stop27h 45m

$847

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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.

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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	$367
Best Round-Trip Price	$559
Fastest flight time	36h 31m
Popular in	June

The best one-way flight price to Kunming from United States in the last 5 days is $367 (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 $559 (Los Angeles to Kunming Changshui).

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The fastest flight to Kunming from United States takes 36h 31m (Boston Logan Intl to Kunming Changshui).

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June has the highest demand for flights to Kunming, with a 27% 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 September 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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