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Kunming to Guangzhou 昆明 – 广州
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 4½ hours against about 7 hours by high-speed train, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run about ¥680 against ¥647.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainKunming South 昆明南 → Guangzhou South 广州南 | 6 h 42 minG910, fastest | 7 hours | ¥647standard class | 2007:15–17:00 |
| FlightKunming Changshui (KMG) → Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN) | 2 h 5 minin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥680varies by day | 1906:55–22:55 |
By train
20 direct high-speed trains a day run from Kunming South to Guangzhou South, between 07:15 and 17:00. The fastest, G910, takes 6 h 42 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥647. Coming back, 21 trains a day, the fastest 6 h 40 min (G908, 05:37 to 16:43).
By air
19 nonstop flights a day from Kunming Changshui (KMG) to Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN), 2 h 5 min in the air, 06:55 to 22:55, with China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. 19 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥680.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Kunming and on to Guangzhou, so the trip can be broken there.
- Liuzhou 柳州 680 km from Kunming · 5 h 17 min there, 3 h 16 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Guangzhou.
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Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Around Kunming: Chengjiang Fossil Site & Fuxian Lake, Green Lake Park, Western Hills & Dragon Gate.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.