Q: How much does it cost for a return flight from Sydney to Kunming?

Airfare is below average for this route at the moment. Sydney to Kunming flights typically cost between $622 and $934 in March. The cheapest return flight price found within the last 3 days was $615 on China Southern (12 Mar-19 Mar). Find deals

Question 1

How much does it cost for a return flight from Sydney to Kunming?

Accepted Answer

Airfare is below average for this route at the moment.Sydney to Kunming flights typically cost between $622 and $934 in March.
The cheapest return flight price found within the last 3 days was $615 on China Southern (12 Mar-19 Mar). Find deals

Question 2

Which airport typically offers the quickest stopover for flights from Sydney to Kunming?

Accepted Answer

Flights via Shanghai (PVG) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average stopover time of 2h 59m. Find deals

Question 3

What’s the top stopover airport for flights from Sydney to Kunming?

Accepted Answer

Xiamen (XMN) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 39% of one-stop itineraries from Sydney to Kunming on Cheapflights. Find deals

Question 4

What’s the cheapest stopover airport for flights from Sydney to Kunming?

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Haikou (HAK) is the most affordable one-stop option, with an average return flight price of $500. Find deals

Question 5

What’s the fastest stopover option from Sydney to Kunming?

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Flights via Singapore (SIN) have the shortest average one-way travel time for one-stop routes: 15h 10m.

Question 6

How long is the flight from Sydney to Kunming?

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Departing from Sydney to Kunming will take you 14h 40m. Sydney and Kunming are separated by a distance of 8303 km. When browsing for deals, the options you’ll see will be for both direct flights and flights with stops.

Question 7

What are the cheapest airlines flying from Sydney to Kunming round-trip?

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Flying on Hainan Airlines is currently your cheapest option to Kunming, with prices starting at $447. Additional round-trip tickets that might be worth considering are offered by China Southern and Sichuan Airlines, with the lowest prices starting at $549 and $581, respectively. You may be able to fly from Sydney to Kunming for 43% less than the average price by searching for these airlines.

Question 8

How far ahead should I book a flight from Sydney to Kunming?

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Booking 52 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights from Sydney to Kunming. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.

Question 9

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Sydney to Kunming?

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Currently, June is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Sydney to Kunming (average of $452). Flying from Sydney to Kunming in January is currently the most expensive (average of $714). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Kunming ranges from 10.0 - 200.0 inches per month. July is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 200.0 mm. January is typically the driest time to visit Kunming when rainfall is around 10.0 mm.

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If weather is an important factor for your trip to Kunming, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, June is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 20.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 8.0 C).

Question 12

What are the most popular airlines that fly from Sydney to Kunming?

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When booking a flight from Sydney to Kunming, you may want to consider flying on China Eastern, China Southern or XiamenAir as they are the most popular for this route.

Question 13

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SYD to KMG?

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Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Sydney to Kunming as you normally would.

Question 14

Can I find deals for flights from Sydney to Kunming that include hotel bookings?

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Yes. In addition to deals on Sydney to Kunming flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

Question 15

How can I find direct flights from Sydney to Kunming?

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After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Sydney to Kunming.

Question 16

Can I find deals for business class flights from Sydney to Kunming?

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Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Sydney to Kunming by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

Question 17

How does Cheapflights help users find flights from Sydney to Kunming?

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When you search for this flight from Sydney to Kunming, Cheapflights searches on 900+ travel sites to save you time finding great flight deals online. Additionally, we offer filter features so you can choose a preferred cabin class or airline, see different price ranges, and much more so you can book the flight for you.

Question 18

Why should you use Cheapflights to find cheap flight tickets from Sydney to Kunming?

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Cheapflights taps into our reliable network of hundreds of airlines and travel agencies to find the best deals for flights from Sydney to Kunming for you. Better yet — we are completely free to use.

Question 19

Can Cheapflights find flights from Sydney to Kunming with no change fees?

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Certainly. Search results for flights to Kunming from Sydney shown to you on Cheapflights can be narrowed down with different useful search filters, which includes flexible booking options.

Question 20

Can Cheapflights notify me if prices for flights from Sydney to Kunming become cheaper?

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Of course! You can now track prices for flights from Sydney to Kunming and get an alert from Cheapflights when they change. Have a valid email address ready and click the bell icon next to the flight deals above to set up your price alerts.

Round-trip from	$615
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	November
Average price	$820

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Hainan Airlines	Cheapest$447	Average$470	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time61%	Search Hainan Airlines flights
China Southern	Cheapest$549	Average$898	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%	Search China Southern flights
Sichuan Airlines	Cheapest$581	Average$1,164	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time63%	Search Sichuan Airlines flights
China Eastern	Cheapest$624	Average$931	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time62%	Search China Eastern flights
XiamenAir	Cheapest$687	Average$759	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time49%	Search XiamenAir flights
Thai Airways	Cheapest$1,053	Average$1,139	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Thai Airways flights

Cheap flights from Sydney to Kunming from $615

This is the cheapest retur flight price found by a Cheapflights user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight departing on 12/3. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.

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