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$823 Find cheap flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Kunming departing on 7/15. 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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Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to Kunming (SFO-KMG)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco 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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12:00 pm - 11:40 pmSFO-KMG
20h 40m2 stops
4:30 pm - 9:05 amKMG-SFO
31h 35m1 stop
$1,472China Eastern
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Thu, May 23 - Wed, Jun 5
12:50 am - 11:50 pmSFO-KMG
32h 00m2 stops
2:30 am - 8:35 pmKMG-SFO
33h 05m2 stops
$1,625
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Thu, Jul 11 - Fri, Jul 19
12:55 am - 2:05 amSFO-KMG
34h 10m2 stops
2:30 am - 8:50 pmKMG-SFO
33h 20m2 stops
$1,626
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Mon, Jul 15 - Fri, Aug 2
12:35 am - 12:05 pmSFO-KMG
20h 30m1 stop
2:50 pm - 8:15 pmKMG-SFO
20h 25m2 stops
$1,655China Southern
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Tue, May 28 - Thu, Jun 27
12:50 am - 1:25 amSFO-KMG
33h 35m3 stops
2:30 am - 8:35 pmKMG-SFO
33h 05m2 stops
$1,656
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Thu, Jul 11 - Fri, Jul 19
12:35 am - 8:30 pmSFO-KMG
28h 55m1 stop
3:05 pm - 8:15 pmKMG-SFO
20h 10m1 stop
$1,726China Southern
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Thu, May 30 - Thu, Jun 27
1:20 pm - 11:45 amSFO-KMG
31h 25m1 stop
5:50 pm - 10:50 amKMG-SFO
56h 00m2 stops
$1,901Air China
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Sat, Jul 20 - Mon, Aug 12
1:20 pm - 1:50 amSFO-KMG
21h 30m1 stop
7:00 am - 10:50 amKMG-SFO
18h 50m1 stop
$2,017Air China
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Sat, Jun 1 - Wed, Jul 3
11:30 am - 2:05 amSFO-KMG
23h 35m1 stop
3:05 am - 8:15 pmKMG-SFO
56h 10m1 stop
$2,054Singapore Airlines
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Sat, Jul 20 - Sun, Aug 11
11:30 am - 2:05 amSFO-KMG
47h 35m1 stop
3:05 am - 9:40 amKMG-SFO
21h 35m1 stop
$2,508Singapore Airlines
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Fri, Jul 12 - Fri, Jul 19

Flights from San Francisco to Kunming - Travel Insights & Trends

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

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Kunming?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, China Southern offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $823. KAYAK users also found San Francisco to Kunming round-trip flights on China Eastern from $1,472 and on China Southern from $1,655.

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When to book flights from San Francisco to Kunming

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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Kunming

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Kunming?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Kunming was $823 for a one-way ticket and $1,472 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Kunming?

    Yes

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Kunming?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Kunming?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between San Francisco and Kunming, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Kunming, China Southern or China Eastern?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Kunming are China Southern and China Eastern. With an average price for the route of $1,521 and an overall rating of 7.7, China Southern is the most popular choice. China Eastern is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,410 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Kunming.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kunming from San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and KMG can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco 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 San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from San Francisco to Kunming

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco 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.
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7.7
China SouthernOverall score based on 298 reviews
8.3crew
7.4food
7.7comfort
8.0boarding
7.4entertainment
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During flight, some passengers perform stomping leg exercises which disturb the comfort (I.e. sleep) of other passengers.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2023PKX - CAN
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During flight, some passengers perform stomping leg exercises which disturb the comfort (I.e. sleep) of other passengers.

No good but was short flight. Both of our China Southern flights were on time. No surprises.

The flight was okay it was the kayak customer service that was poor, I have been trying to change my name on my flight ticket 3 days before my flight and nothing got done about it even tho I messaged so many times and phoned, all I got in return was that is was being processed and still to this day nothing has been done about it, I think it’s disgusting and un needed stress to the trip.

The food was perfect. The boarding process is a bit long. Given the late boarding time, I felt very tired by the time I was seated.

Quality flight from start to finish. Customer service is evidently very important to this company. The staff really exceeded expectations.

Traveling with the Chinese airlines , their service superior to the US Airlines , they are much more friendly and the seats are comfortable , In the past I flew with United , now ,United Airline will become history for me .

Pros: "see SH to GZ prior flight. The same."
Cons: "Same problems. Get KFC or McDonalds to cater. No one enjoys the airline's food which I suspect is prepared on a very small budget. Even a sandwich with a pre-packaged drink would elevate the foodservice."
Pros: "No..no redeeming features.."
Cons: "Coffee was the worst I've ever had. The 2+1 powdered mil and coffee stick. Truly awful. But i suppose there aren't many people on the flight who would order coffee..I would even pay extra for a coffee if they had a quality option. Food is comparable to a school canteen. I would probably pay 20rmb for this in Shanghai. Frozen butter for the half-frozen bread. They really couldn't do worse..."
Cons: "Cancellation of Shenyang-Guangzhou flight on the same day was not notified in advance. I had to postpone the trip. I hope that this situation will be notified by phone next time. No matter what country's phone number is"
Pros: "Seat was great."
Cons: "Food courses should be delivered slower. It’s a race to see how fast all the courses can be piled on to you ."

Great staff and food. Seats pretty uncomfortable but plenty of legroom. Entertainment system outdated.

The flight was cancelled without any reason. But the next flight to Shanghai has to be cancelled to pay penalty.

Gatwick London-Shanghai -Bangkok.. Would have liked entertainment screens, but I know these planes are not that new. Cheap flights at the time of booking, Emirates wanted double so you get what you paid for. I would fly again with them, but if Emirates was the same price I would go with them.

We were cutting it close on our connecting flight and notified all staff at departing gate and flight attendants. From the start, we were told to check in with the international transfer desk by everyone, except for one lady who wanted to argue the time difference that was already taken into account. We also asked if we could try to exit the plane first (our family of 4 and 8 others on the same connecting flight). They just told us to check in with international transfers. We landed and had very little time to make our next flight. We were not offered any assistance or communication to the receiving gate. We ran all the way to the international transfers gate only to be turned away. I think we could have made it if we were allowed to exit and a call was made to other check in counter. After that we spent 6 grueling hours with our kids trying to rebook a flight. No food of any type of compensation was offered besides a dirty hotel room. The ladies with China Eastern at the Shanghai International counter were rude an unhelpful. We were directed to 3 different counters and waited before they said they forgot about a hotel. It was a long, miserable day. I believe this could have all been avoided.

The landings were smooth . Being unable to check-in online was terribly stressful and the queue at Haneda exemely long. We paid extra for window seats and did not get them.

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

You’re in the three parts of my life, the China Eastern air crew remembered and wish me happy birthday. I was given pastries on two different occasions and a complementary drink. The stew is wish me happy birthday and gave me a birthday card. Everything was first class. Thank you.

Again, I was presented with birthday pastries two times as a celebrated my birthday on both legs of my trip. I will keep flying to China using China Eastern airlines. As they made this trip a special one thank you.

Couldn’t fly since they wouldn’t issue a boarding ticket. Something to do with not taking the departing flight since it was cancelled due to weather. No notice or anything about the trip being invalid. The app made it seem like I was all good for it. Never trusting travel agency

Multiple delays, with no explanation. Caused us to almost miss our connector. The airline made no effort when we arrived in Shanghai to help us make it to our next flight with the same airline.

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Pros: "Friendly crew and helpful staff"
Cons: "Missed connection from PEK to XIY due to delayed arrival and early departure. From XIY to PEK, booked and confirmed 11 departure, changed to 12:30 without notification or explaination. Rushed connections at PEK, pretty much ran from the minute left plan to another terminal, through custom, through all the health check points, security check. Just keep the fights on time and keep the original schedules, not arbitrarily change them."
Pros: "The crew was accommodating during the flight but spoke very little English and could not help with information on connecting flight."
Cons: "We missed our connecting flight due to a delay and the airline would not let us through because we could have made our second flight...."
Cons: "Connecting though Beijing from Taipei to LAX is not recommended if you can avoid it!"
Cons: "Seats are narrow, leg room poor, and food service is minimal."
Pros: "The seats on business were comfy, the service excellent, the movie selection was fair to poor, the food was also fair to good largely because they served a heavy lunch rather than a light breakfast."
Cons: "The food and movie selection."
Pros: "The crew was okay. The seating was great on all except for one leg."
Cons: "On one leg, it must have been an older plane, because the business class seats barely reclined."
Cons: "More TV show choices and more Hollywood movies although I understand it's a Chinese airline not American."
Pros: "Crew was great and was happy to get gluten free food i could eat"
Cons: "Not lose my bags :("

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Francisco to Kunming found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/15Mon
1 stopChina Southern
25h 10mSFO-KMG
$823
7/2Tue
1 stopChina Southern
22h 05mSFO-KMG
$841
7/8Mon
3 stopsChina Southern
43h 35mSFO-KMG
$877
7/9Tue
2 stopsChina Eastern
27h 35mSFO-KMG
$889
7/10Wed
1 stopAir China
21h 30mSFO-KMG
$946
7/10Wed
3 stopsAir China
38h 20mSFO-KMG
$1,019
7/3Wed
3 stopsChina Eastern
41h 20mSFO-KMG
$1,082
7/9Tue
2 stops
29h 10mSFO-KMG
$1,289
7/16Tue
1 stopSingapore Airlines
47h 35mSFO-KMG
$1,294
7/9Tue
1 stopSingapore Airlines
47h 35mSFO-KMG
$1,348

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Last minute flights from San Francisco to Kunming

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Francisco to Kunming that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/27Sat
multi-stopChina Southern
50h 55mSFO-KMG
5/2Thu
multi-stopChina Southern
17h 25mKMG-SFO
$1,614
4/27Sat
multi-stopChina Southern
50h 55mSFO-KMG
5/2Thu
multi-stopChina Southern
20h 15mKMG-SFO
$1,696
4/27Sat
multi-stopChina Southern
25h 30mSFO-KMG
5/2Thu
multi-stopChina Southern
17h 25mKMG-SFO
$1,886
4/28Sun
multi-stopChina Eastern
24h 30mSFO-KMG
5/2Thu
multi-stopChina Eastern
51h 45mKMG-SFO
$2,067
4/28Sun
multi-stopChina Eastern
39h 05mSFO-KMG
5/2Thu
multi-stopChina Eastern
16h 30mKMG-SFO
$2,103
4/28Sun
multi-stopChina Eastern
24h 50mSFO-KMG
5/2Thu
multi-stopChina Eastern
16h 30mKMG-SFO
$2,280
4/28Sun
multi-stopChina Eastern
25h 40mSFO-KMG
5/2Thu
multi-stopChina Eastern
51h 45mKMG-SFO
$2,532

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Kunming (KMG)China

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