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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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals to Kunming

Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Nov 28
Sichuan Airlines Logo
9:30 pm - 10:30 pmLAX-KMG
33h 00m2 stops
Sichuan Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 7:30 pmKMG-LAX
23h 40m1 stop
$675Sichuan Airlines
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Thu, Sep 25 - Mon, Oct 6
China Eastern Logo
12:30 pm - 12:50 amLAX-KMG
21h 20m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
4:25 pm - 10:05 amKMG-LAX
32h 40m2 stops
$695China Eastern
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Wed, Sep 10 - Tue, Oct 7
Air China Logo
1:00 pm - 1:50 amSFO-KMG
21h 50m1 stop
Air China Logo
10:20 pm - 10:30 amKMG-SFO
27h 10m1 stop
$744Air China
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Mon, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 8
Air China Logo
11:25 pm - 8:55 pmLAX-KMG
30h 30m1 stop
Air China Logo
10:20 pm - 7:00 pmKMG-LAX
35h 40m2 stops
$769Air China
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Mon, Sep 8 - Mon, Oct 6
China Southern Logo
12:35 am - 11:55 pmSFO-KMG
32h 20m1 stop
China Southern Logo
5:55 pm - 8:30 pmKMG-SFO
17h 35m1 stop
$792China Southern
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Mon, Sep 8 - Sat, Oct 4
China Southern Logo
12:35 am - 5:35 pmSFO-KMG
26h 00m1 stop
China Southern Logo
5:40 pm - 8:40 pmKMG-SFO
18h 00m1 stop
$835China Southern
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Tue, Sep 9 - Sun, Oct 19
Korean Air Logo
12:50 pm - 10:10 pmSFO-KMG
18h 20m1 stop
Korean Air Logo
11:30 pm - 10:40 amKMG-SFO
26h 10m1 stop
$885Korean Air
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Thu, Sep 11 - Mon, Oct 20
Korean Air Logo
12:50 pm - 10:10 pmSFO-KMG
18h 20m1 stop
Korean Air Logo
11:30 pm - 10:40 amKMG-SFO
26h 10m1 stop
$895Korean Air
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Wed, Sep 3 - Thu, Sep 18
Singapore Airlines Logo
8:55 pm - 2:00 amJFK-KMG
65h 05m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
3:00 am - 11:10 amKMG-JFK
44h 10m2 stops
$1,193Singapore Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Sun, Sep 21
Singapore Airlines Logo
8:55 pm - 2:00 amJFK-KMG
41h 05m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
3:00 am - 11:10 amKMG-JFK
44h 10m2 stops
$1,527Singapore Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight to Kunming

 
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Air China

Air China offers extra legroom seats in economy, available for purchase in bulkhead and exit rows.


Air China's economy class includes above-average legroom and free alcohol, even on domestic flights.

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China Eastern

China Eastern's lie-flat seats in business class offer direct aisle access on long-haul flights.


China Eastern allows free baggage up to 50 lbs for long-haul passengers, except basic economy fares.

China Southern

China Southern offers lie-flat seats in business class on most widebody planes, enhancing long-haul comfort.


China Southern provides multi-course meals with Asian and Western options in business class on long flights.

Korean Air

Korean Air's Prestige Class offers direct aisle access with Apex Suite on select aircraft.


Korean Air provides complimentary meals and alcohol in economy class on long-haul flights.

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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.

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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 month to fly to Kunming?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for 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 October, where tickets cost $1,004 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and May, where the average cost of tickets from the United States is $2,355 and $2,309 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is January with an average price of $921.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonJune
Cheapest flight$408
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
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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

  • 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.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Kunming?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Kunming is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,456. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $2,000 on average.

  • 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.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Kunming?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Kunming is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $1,507 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kunming is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,056.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Kunming

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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.
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8.4
Korean AirOverall score based on 1090 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.3Comfort
8.1Food
8.5Boarding
8.7Crew
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Korean air has a little bit more seating space than Asiana air.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2025CRK - ICN
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Korean air has a little bit more seating space than Asiana air.

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

They were very accommodating of a dietary issue. Nice movie & tv selections. Non-stop helped get through a very long (15 hr) flight

They did an excellent job helping me with a wheelchair. I couldn’t have asked for any better help.

The delay in Korea was a pain and set us back a day. I have to give big props to Korean Air for setting up a hotel with dinner and transportation to and from the hotel. I also needed assistance with a wheelchair and they did an outstanding job.

Great except for the delay in Korea. Korean Air did a great job setting up a hotel for the night. I also needed assistance with a wheelchair and they were outstanding.

The flight was on time and very quick, as expected, but the leg room isn't great in coach seats.

Just a typical domestic poor flight nothing more. There is no food choices in such a flight. Crew doesn't really care if you are on-board or not

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

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!

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

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.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

It was okay. Boarding the staff made you feel rushed like we were late or something

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

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

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!

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

The crew were excellent, service amazing, blankets and pillow good, cabin temperature perfect, the flight on time, food was unusual selection however plentiful, price for tickets unbeatable through Kayak. Older aeroplanes used by China Eastern was the only down side.

Delay in off-boarding due to customs at SFO... pilot announcement should have come earlier so passengers don't clog aisles.

Better good than most, if not all European airlines. If you’re stuck in an economy seat anyways, China Eastern is a good choice because of shorter flight time, being able to overfly Russia

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.

Food & service very good next I will pick up again

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced. Also, a cabin bag allows only 5kg!

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced.

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 !

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