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$455 Find Cheap Flights from New York to Kunming

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from New York to Kunming departing on 2/3. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$919
Air China
Tue 2/3Tue 2/17
EWR - KMG • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$455
Typical prices: $726-$861
Multiple Airlines
Tue 2/3
JFK - KMG • 2 stops
Top airlines
Air China
Cheapest • from $919 (round-trip)
Singapore Airlines
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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When to travel
October
Cheapest • 31% price drop
June
Most popular
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Cheap Flights from New York to Kunming (NYC-KMG)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from New York to Kunming that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from New York to Kunming

Tue, Feb 3 - Tue, Feb 17
Air China Logo
2:45 pm - 3:20 pm
EWR
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KMG
35h 35m2 stops
Air China Logo
11:35 am - 5:30 am
KMG
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EWR
30h 55m2 stops
$919Air China
Mon, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 17
Air China Logo
2:45 pm - 11:40 am
EWR
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KMG
31h 55m2 stops
Air China Logo
1:15 pm - 5:30 am
KMG
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EWR
29h 15m2 stops
$1,020Air China
Mon, Jan 19 - Sun, Feb 8
XiamenAir Logo
12:55 pm - 6:55 pm
JFK
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KMG
41h 00m2 stops
XiamenAir Logo
8:10 pm - 10:55 am
KMG
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JFK
27h 45m1 stop
$1,102XiamenAir
Mon, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 17
China Eastern Logo
3:25 pm - 5:05 pm
JFK
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KMG
36h 40m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
7:10 am - 1:25 pm
KMG
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JFK
19h 15m1 stop
$1,137China Eastern
Wed, Feb 25 - Sun, Mar 8
Singapore Airlines Logo
8:15 pm - 2:00 am
JFK
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KMG
88h 45m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
3:00 am - 12:15 pm
KMG
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JFK
45h 15m2 stops
$1,147Singapore Airlines
Sun, Jan 18 - Wed, Feb 4
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 10:40 am
JFK
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KMG
58h 40m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:40 pm - 10:00 pm
KMG
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JFK
40h 20m1 stop
$1,179Multiple Airlines
Mon, Jan 19 - Tue, Feb 3
China Eastern Logo
3:25 pm - 10:40 am
JFK
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KMG
30h 15m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
7:10 am - 1:25 pm
KMG
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JFK
19h 15m1 stop
$1,216China Eastern
Mon, Jan 19 - Thu, Feb 5
XiamenAir Logo
12:55 pm - 6:55 pm
JFK
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KMG
41h 00m2 stops
XiamenAir Logo
8:10 pm - 10:55 am
KMG
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JFK
27h 45m1 stop
$1,231XiamenAir
Tue, Jan 20 - Thu, Jan 29
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 12:50 pm
JFK
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KMG
52h 55m3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:30 pm - 8:30 am
KMG
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JFK
55h 00m2 stops
$1,234Multiple Airlines
Mon, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 17
Singapore Airlines Logo
9:35 am - 2:00 am
EWR
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KMG
27h 25m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
3:00 am - 5:30 am
KMG
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EWR
39h 30m1 stop
$1,709Singapore Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for New York to Kunming flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from New York to Kunming to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York to Kunming?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York to Kunming, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from New York to Kunming is October, where tickets cost $1,004 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,309 and $1,828 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$455
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Kunming

When to book flights from New York to Kunming

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from New York to Kunming based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from New York to Kunming

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York to Kunming?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York to Kunming was $455 for a one-way ticket and $919 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New York and Kunming?

    A passport is required to fly from New York to Kunming.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New York to Kunming?

    New York is served by 2 major airports and there is only 1 main airport in Kunming. You will leave New York from one of these airports: Newark or New York John F Kennedy Intl. You will be arriving at Kunming Changshui.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York to Kunming?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York to Kunming?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between New York and Kunming.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Kunming, Singapore Airlines or Air China?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Kunming are Singapore Airlines and Air China. With an average price for the route of $1,564 and an overall rating of 8.1, Singapore Airlines is the most popular choice. Air China is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,393 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York to Kunming?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from New York to Kunming.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York to Kunming?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kunming from New York is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from New York to Kunming?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Kunming with an airline and back to New York with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York to Kunming?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Kunming from New York up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from New York to Kunming

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York to Kunming. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New York to Kunming? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1429 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.3Boarding
8.0Entertainment
8.6Crew
7.8Food
Airline reviews

Food was served to different people at different times and it wasn't clear why. The crew apologized for the wait. But it felt odd and inconsistent. They could use charging ports on each of the seats. Mine didn't have any. Also, they could've offered more snacks. It was a 12+ hour flight and no snacks were ever offered. Everything else was OK.

10.0 ExcellentJaysin, Jan 2026
SGN - SIN
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Food was served to different people at different times and it wasn't clear why. The crew apologized for the wait. But it felt odd and inconsistent. They could use charging ports on each of the seats. Mine didn't have any. Also, they could've offered more snacks. It was a 12+ hour flight and no snacks were ever offered. Everything else was OK.

I wish there was a little more leg room between the seats. The recline was good and seats overall were comfortable. I also didn’t like the 2-4-2 configuration.

toilets could be cleaned more frequently, everything else was pretty good.

The flight crew was phenominal! We couldn't have asked for any better. They were experienced professionals.

a completely full flight - felt quite carmped in, despite being on the window seat. Meal served could better. Surely different from pre-covid trips I used to take to and from Bangkok.

Wish the underseat compartment don’t have a restriction, can fit a personal item such as backpack fully like most Boeing

Service was top notch and the attention to passengers is great. Takeoff and landing was on schedule. Food selection is good

Crew and service excellent. 2 hour delay for takeoff. SQ app showed flight on time.

Good service and food. For buying items on flight should be preordered as they don’t keep much stock on board.

Very good flight from Boarding to landing -efficient and comfortable with decent entertainment options

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers. A BIG ISSUE FOR NON-CHINESE PASSENGERS IS THE ABILITY TO CHECK IN ONLINE, by making so difficult or almost impossible there is no chance to get a seat assignment ahead of time then go to the airport and get what is left. THIS IS NOT a SKY TEAM modality.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

On time. Friendly and helpful flight attendants. The plane was clean. Having a wine available would have been nice.

Your staff was exceptional. Could teach the other airlines-rules on etiquette, and service. Excellent landings on flights, carried out by your pilots. Only complaint is long delay on return flight in Beijing, onto Vancouver.

Worst than I expected, crew was not attentive, meal was as disgusting , they didn’t even drink selections as they would to other passengers. I felt discriminated

cannot get seat information for LAX to IAH when check in in XI,AN

UA is ok. But check in was a very bad experience

I hate that you cannot check in online and when you are at the airport, there aren't any aisle seats left. Also, they could work a little on subtitles for their movies (not everyone is a native English speaker).

Nothing to complain of, the only reason I am not giving better marks is that I am used to flying with ANA and they are the top.

It's terrible that we can't do online check in because we didn't buy the tickets directly from Air china. It was not explained until I contacted Chatdeal and we could not sit together.

Communication between the captain/crew and the passengers needs to be improved.

Food and service are good. Bathroom was lack of lotions and cleaning. That should be improved.

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