KMG

$449 Find Cheap Flights 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 to Kunming departing on 8/13. 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.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to Kunming

 
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Kunming
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Kunming
Travelers love KAYAK
41,299,237 searches in the past 7 days on KAYAK

Save 21% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Bundle and saveSave money when you bundle your flight + hotel.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$745
Korean Air
Thu 10/22Sun 11/8
SFO - KMG • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$449
Typical prices: $355-$490
XiamenAir
Thu 8/13
LAX - KMG • 1 stop
Top routes
Cheapest
Most popular
Insights
Insights
Insights
Insights
When to travel
Cheapest • 41% price drop
Most popular
Good to know
Good to know
+1
+1
Good to know
Good to know
+1
Start a new search
KAYAK searches 100s of sites at once to find you the best travel deals.
We hope you love your trip to Kunming!
Flight Deals
Booking Insights
Expert advice
Flight Deals

Cheap Flights to Kunming

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals to Kunming

Thu, Oct 22 - Sun, Nov 8
Korean Air Logo
12:50 pm - 10:10 pm
SFO
-
KMG
18h 20m
1 stop
Korean Air Logo
11:55 pm - 9:30 am
KMG
-
SFO
25h 35m
1 stop
$745Korean Air
Thu, Sep 3 - Mon, Oct 19
Korean Air Logo
12:50 pm - 10:10 pm
SFO
-
KMG
18h 20m
1 stop
Korean Air Logo
11:30 pm - 10:40 am
KMG
-
SFO
26h 10m
1 stop
$746Korean Air
Sat, Aug 15 - Thu, Sep 10
China Southern Logo
11:50 pm - 10:40 am
LAX
-
KMG
19h 50m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
10:35 pm - 8:00 pm
KMG
-
LAX
36h 25m
1 stop
$851China Southern
Mon, Sep 7 - Wed, Oct 21
China Southern Logo
12:35 am - 8:20 pm
SFO
-
KMG
28h 45m
2 stops
China Southern Logo
9:25 pm - 8:40 pm
KMG
-
SFO
38h 15m
2 stops
$852China Southern
Fri, Nov 20 - Fri, Nov 27
Sichuan Airlines Logo
9:30 pm - 10:25 pm
LAX
-
KMG
32h 55m
2 stops
Sichuan Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 7:30 pm
KMG
-
LAX
23h 30m
1 stop
$866Sichuan Airlines
Fri, Aug 14 - Thu, Sep 10
Sichuan Airlines Logo
11:15 pm - 10:35 pm
LAX
-
KMG
32h 20m
1 stop
Sichuan Airlines Logo
10:55 pm - 8:30 pm
KMG
-
LAX
36h 35m
1 stop
$890Sichuan Airlines
Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9
China Eastern Logo
7:00 am - 3:15 pm
SJC
-
KMG
40h 15m
3 stops
China Eastern Logo
4:20 pm - 2:32 pm
KMG
-
SJC
38h 12m
3 stops
$1,108China Eastern
Sun, Sep 6 - Thu, Sep 10
China Eastern Logo
7:05 am - 6:55 pm
SJC
-
KMG
44h 50m
3 stops
China Eastern Logo
7:30 am - 2:14 pm
KMG
-
SJC
21h 44m
2 stops
$1,109China Eastern
Tue, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 21
Air China Logo
2:20 pm - 10:20 am
EWR
-
KMG
32h 00m
2 stops
Air China Logo
7:45 pm - 7:23 am
KMG
-
EWR
47h 38m
2 stops
$1,231Air China
Thu, Aug 27 - Tue, Sep 22
Air China Logo
4:00 pm - 11:35 am
EWR
-
KMG
31h 35m
2 stops
Air China Logo
11:25 am - 7:23 am
KMG
-
EWR
31h 58m
2 stops
$1,448Air China
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Kunming

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

What is the cheapest flight to Kunming?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Kunming was found on the route from Los Angeles, at $745 return. The most popular connection is from San Francisco to Kunming and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $745 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Kunming?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights 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 to Kunming is September, where tickets cost $417 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and June, where the average cost of tickets from the United States is $1,037 and $1,020 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $327.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight to Kunming

 
AI-powered summary based on content written by travel experts. AI can make mistakes.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Our travel experts
Robert Schrader

Robert Schrader

Expert on China Eastern, Air China and Korean Air

One of the web's original travel bloggers, Robert launched his first site Leave Your Daily Hell in 2009. Since then, he's expanded into destination niche sites (one each for Japan, Thailand and Taiwan), in addition to having written for the inflight magazines of Singapore Airlines and Korean Air. Overall, he's visited nearly 100 countries, and flies business as often as possible.

Ramsey Qubein

Ramsey Qubein

Expert on China Southern

An avid traveler and aviation expert who has visited 173 countries, all 50 states and seven continents, Ramsey Qubein flies nearly 400,000 miles a year. As a North Carolina-based freelance journalist for publications including Conde Nast Traveler, Forbes, USA Today and Bloomberg among others, he explores the latest trends in aviation, hospitality, cruises and business.

Good to know - Book Cheap Kunming Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$449
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 25% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
Flight from Los Angeles to Kunming

When to book flights to Kunming

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Kunming based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Kunming based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Kunming flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Kunming?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Kunming was found on the route from Los Angeles, at $745 return. The most popular connection is from San Francisco to Kunming and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $745 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Kunming Changshui Airport from central Kunming?

    You’ll need to travel 15 miles to reach the Kunming city center from Kunming Changshui Airport.

  • What is the name of Kunming’s airport?

    All flights to Kunming land at Kunming Changshui Airport. The airport code is KMG,and it can also be referred to as Kunming or Kunming Changshui.

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

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights 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 with another airline.

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Kunming

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Kunming flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Kunming

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Kunming. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United States to Kunming. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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.
8.4
Korean AirOverall score based on 1218 reviews
8.7Crew
8.1Food
8.2Entertainment
8.5Boarding
8.3Comfort
Airline reviews

AAAAHHHH... It was shocking in a very positive way, the attention to detail, the courtesy, the manners of all personnel on board, the constant honest smiling. You can see and feel they take pride in all they do no matter how trivial. The plane in general was very comfortable. I can't wait to do it again

8.0 ExcellentCarlos J, Apr 2026
TPA - ATL
Read more Korean Air reviews

AAAAHHHH... It was shocking in a very positive way, the attention to detail, the courtesy, the manners of all personnel on board, the constant honest smiling. You can see and feel they take pride in all they do no matter how trivial. The plane in general was very comfortable. I can't wait to do it again

The boarding process was efficient and quick. The seats were comfortable. The food was good. The service was excellent. We had a lovely flight from Seattle on Korean air

Flight crew was fantastic. The aircraft was meticulously cleaned at all times. The crew was continuously checking to see if the passengers were ok.

They were trying to get people to check luggage because the over head compartments were full but when we boarded there were lots of empty places that people could have put the luggage.

It was good, I liked the self-serve snacks but it was a little difficult to get the alcohol, which is understandable since I wouldn't want kids sneaking it.

Friendly flight attendants and gate agents. Very clean plane and food was good!

I was unable to select decent seats, and so I was stuck in the middle seat because it was selected for me

There was a lot of partial tv shows but not enough to last the flight. The food was incredible! The crew were so helpful and patient. Lots more space than what I usually get on an international flight. Very comfortable!

Stingy on the drinks - 15 hour direct flight and could barely get attention for some water

Not many people, so you can lay down on two seats

Sichuan Airlines was surprisingly great. The crew is fabulous, the plane was fantastic and nice and new (A350-900). I had a particularly nice flight attendant who kept me informed of all the flight progress and meals. I also got to sleep really well. Entertainment and food is more tailored to majority (Chinese) so I can’t really complain about that. Overall fantastic flight!

Very old business class seats, not fully flat, angled with a bar sticking in your back; seats old and apparently never cleaned, no mattress topper either, not the standard expected in J (also in awful 2-2-2 layout)! Ancient entertainment system of the pop-out type with tiny, old screen. Staff are OK but not proactive, need to be solicited, and of limited English skills, but they do try. Food and beverage options very limited (go for Chinese selection as their Western food is atrocious), no menu given and no dine-on-demand option. All in all, only choose if at a significant discount.

Definitely not top-of-the-range business class, but the A350 is certainly better than their other planes which feature an even older business class. Food/drink offerings are very limited and not up to business class standard, but OK. Staff are keen to help and friendly enough, although poor English language skills. Boarding experience in Rome was poor due to rude Italian staff at gate, but this is not the airline's fault. Onboard entertainment options are mediocre and limited. Sichuan Air is only wort it when obtained at low price and if you basically only want to sleep/rest and bring your own entertainment.

Not sure who to "blame" but I booked the ticket from SiChuan airline overseas. On the day of flight at the airport, I learnt that our passport information was not entered into the system. I was told by the SiChuan airline that this is not the first time that ticket booked overseas missing ID information. Since airport ticket counter does not have authority to add ID information, we have to call SiChuan airline customer service, Luckily, we arrived at the airport early enough to handle this and SiChuan airline customer service has been very helpful.

Dad experience when you check in in chenddu airport , service need to improve

Not good experience when you checkin in China, service need to prove

I was denied boarding at the Brisbane airport and it seems like I won’t get any refunds from the airline

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

No wheelchair service at all ( I did request that service and also purchased the priority assistant bundle) , what a waste of money

We bought the business class tickets. The check-in staff and onboard crew were excellent, providing commendable service throughout. However, it was disappointing to find that China Southern Airlines does not have a lounge at SFO. Instead, passengers were provided with a $35 per person food voucher, which fell short of expectations. Furthermore, the quality of the onboard food left much to be desired, marking a significant decline compared to our previous flight experience in 2019, prior to the pandemic.

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.

It was just fine. The sirlines did live up fully to my expectation.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking by the gate, then there was another ticket checking right at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Don't understand why the duplication?

I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours, although to their credit they delayed my connecting flight so people could reach it. Also their site is a nightmare to navigate on a phone. Everything else was good.

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.

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

Flight was delayed for more than 3 hours, food was mediocre, seat didn’t recline

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.

A lot of value considering the cheap ticket prices. All meals served were Chinese food. Would fly them again considering the ticket was half the price of any others

Overall, excellent: check-in, boarding, service, and food. The Business Class seating is a little less private and spacious than the world's premier airlines, but still very good for a long haul flight.

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.

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

Food & service very good next I will pick up again

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

The flight is not bad, but the Business Lounge is not big enough for the quantity of people they accept and there is a limited options for food and beverages.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

We bought premium Economy, thinking it would be more comfortable, but the seat is so narrow ,that my legs and feet are swollen , I can't wear shoes !

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

Everything you need to know for your flight to Kunming

Flights with popular airlines flying to Kunming

Flights from the other most popular airlines that fly from the United States to Kunming according to KAYAK users. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability are not guaranteed.