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Cheap flight deals 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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21:45 - 14:55AKL-KMG
21h 10m1 stop
09:25 - 15:45KMG-AKL
26h 20m2 stops
$761China Eastern
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Wed, 29 May - Fri, 31 May
21:00 - 14:50AKL-KMG
21h 50m2 stops
13:20 - 17:40KMG-AKL
24h 20m3 stops
$1,430China Eastern
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Flights to Kunming - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Kunming?

The average price of all flights to Kunming clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Kunming is Wednesday where tickets can be as cheap as $1,064. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where prices are $1,596 on average.

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 November, where tickets cost $1,045 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $5,279 and $1,687 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is November with an average price of $1,045.

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

The average price for all flights to Kunming depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Kunming is generally at night, when flights cost $1,187 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kunming is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,348.

How long is the flight to Kunming?

The duration of your flight to Kunming depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular route to Kunming on KAYAK is from Auckland, which takes 16h 45m.

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Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$761
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 221% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland 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 return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns 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 from central Kunming?

    You’ll need to travel 24 km to reach the Kunming city centre from Kunming.

  • What is the name of Kunming’s airport?

    All flights to Kunming land at Kunming. 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 travellers 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.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Kunming?

    Of the 34 airlines that fly to Kunming, China Eastern offers the most flights, with around 1,153 per week, followed by Lucky Air with 355 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Kunming

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Prefer to fly direct to Kunming Changshui?

Find which airlines fly direct to Kunming Changshui, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Zealand to Kunming Changshui

Monday

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +45 more

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, +46 more

Tuesday

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +47 more

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, +48 more

Wednesday

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, Air China, +42 more

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +43 more

Thursday

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +47 more

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, +48 more

Friday

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, Air China, +44 more

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +45 more

Saturday

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +45 more

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, +46 more

Sunday

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, Air China, +44 more

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +45 more

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Direct returns

Kunming Changshui to New Zealand

Monday

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +45 more

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, +46 more

Tuesday

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +47 more

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, +48 more

Wednesday

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, Air China, +42 more

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +43 more

Thursday

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +47 more

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, +48 more

Friday

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, Air China, +44 more

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +45 more

Saturday

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +45 more

9 Air, AIR CHANGAN, +46 more

Sunday

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, Air China, +44 more

AIR CHANGAN, Air Canada, +45 more

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Top 4 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 New Zealand 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.
8.0
Hainan AirlinesOverall score based on 110 reviews
8.5crew
8.0entertainment
8.1boarding
8.2comfort
7.9food
Airline reviews

They asked how much cash i have . I said no cash they said bring cash from atm . Why they even care about my cash.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Dec 2023PEK - HKT
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They asked how much cash i have . I said no cash they said bring cash from atm . Why they even care about my cash.

Flight was scheduled to depart at 1210 hrs. It was delayed 1 hour 20 minutes (maybe for air traffic control reasons). The seats were worn out and very uncomfortable. Lunch was typical for airline. Flight free were friendly.

Pros: "Na"
Cons: "Over one and an half hours delay - sitting on the airplane"
Pros: "Lots of movie options, the food was good (had multiple food dish options for each meal)"
Pros: "Good and pleasant service, new plane very clean including regular WC cleanups"
Cons: "Boarding could have been done in groups"
Pros: "I would like to never fly through China again"
Cons: "I had a 9 hour layover in Beijing and they still couldn’t get my bag on the plane to Seattle"
Pros: "Everything was great, service on flight was really nice."
Cons: "Transferring suitcases between 3 flights was not great, with security check etc. Would fly with them again. Anytime, no hesitation."
Pros: "I had a very bad experience on checking in. I went to check in at Beijing Capital airport over 1 hour (about at least 65-70 minutes) earlier than the time of taking off on Nov. 2, However, I wasn’t allowed to check in. The staff said I was late and asked me to spend extra $200 to reschedule my flight. Therefore I had to spend $200 on changing my flight to next day on November 3, which was one day late back to Boston than I expected. That’s too bad and incredible!"
Cons: "There are a couple of things need to be improved. First of all, the food were not fresh, especially the salad dish. In mean dish, the beef cooked with too much dark source and tasted salty. Hope you could improve the food quality near future! Secondly, the luggages came out too late. All passengers had waited for their luggages for more than 1hour, which was really too long. Please consider about the concerns! Thanks!"
Pros: "New aircraft used like their 787-800s"
Cons: "Since Hainan is a Chinese airline, a lot Ig Ygritte move and music choices are Chinese, but I wish they had more non-Chinese content and choices"
Pros: "For the price, Hainan is a good value."
Cons: "I find that hainan just isn’t as “polished” as perhaps other air carriers in Asia are such as Cathay, Thai or Singapore"

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.

Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

1. I got very poor check in experience with the counter lady . This is the first airline I ever experienced that no combine check in weight allow . Even we have 4 of us but weight counter by piece . So we wasted lot of time argue and repack . This is super crazy 2. Next I left my Samsung tablet on the plane . And I started to escalate and finally spoke to southern airline lost and found in Malaysia and the amazing answer she give is : system nothing found and please try to call southern airline in china 🧐 . I have been flying many other airlines but this is my first encounterment with such irresponsible airline response and no empathy given to customer . My feeling is nobody bother whether how customer like me feel and I’m just too small for the management to take note .

No red vine, no whiskey, no vodka. No that I wanted all of them at once but still...

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.

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..."

Cheapest option from Gatwick £400 cheaper than Emirates and Qatar. Entertainment no where near as good as Emirates and Qatar, but saved £400 so all good.

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

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 return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Kunming found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
29/5Wed
1 stopChina Eastern
21h 10mAKL-KMG
31/5Fri
2 stopsChina Eastern
26h 20mKMG-AKL
$761
29/5Wed
2 stopsChina Eastern
21h 50mAKL-KMG
31/5Fri
3 stopsChina Eastern
24h 20mKMG-AKL
$1,430

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Recent domestic flight deals

26/5Sun
directSichuan Airlines
2h 20mCAN-KMG
27/5Mon
directSichuan Airlines
2h 05mKMG-CAN
$544
20/5Mon
directShenzhen Airlines
2h 25mSZX-KMG
24/5Fri
directShenzhen Airlines
2h 15mKMG-SZX
$576
10/5Fri
multi-stopShandong Airlines
5h 05mTAO-KMG
13/5Mon
directShandong Airlines
3h 30mKMG-TAO
$692
1/6Sat
directChina Eastern
2h 30mZUH-KMG
2/6Sun
directChina Eastern
2h 05mKMG-ZUH
$790
10/5Fri
multi-stopShandong Airlines
11h 50mCGO-KMG
11/5Sat
multi-stopShandong Airlines
20h 05mKMG-CGO
$966
14/6Fri
directChina Eastern
2h 50mFOC-KMG
15/6Sat
directChina Eastern
3h 00mKMG-FOC
$1,105
20/5Mon
directShanghai Airlines
3h 25mPVG-KMG
24/5Fri
directShanghai Airlines
3h 10mKMG-PVG
$1,248
20/5Mon
directShanghai Airlines
3h 00mSHA-KMG
24/5Fri
directShanghai Airlines
2h 55mKMG-SHA
$1,248
24/9Tue
multi-stopJuneyao Airlines
5h 00mPVG-KMG
16/10Wed
multi-stopJuneyao Airlines
10h 10mKMG-PVG
$1,319
20/5Mon
directJuneyao Airlines
3h 25mSHA-KMG
24/5Fri
directJuneyao Airlines
3h 10mKMG-SHA
$1,364

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