Cheapest€34.36
- China Eastern Airlines CE512106:4053m07:33Lijiang LJGKunming KMG
Door to door 4h 3mCO2 81.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Lijiang to Kunming costs €34.36 at the cheapest and takes 4h door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 332 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 332 km
- Fastest
- 4h
- Average
- 4h 2m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €34.36
- CO2 per passenger
- 81.7 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 3m | 53m | 3h 10m | €41.44 | 81.7 kg | 3 |
- 4h 3mFastest, by Flight
- €41.44Cheapest, by Flight
- 81.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 332 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€48.19
- China Railway CR439907:301h 19m08:49Lijiang Railway StationDali Railway Station
- China Eastern Airlines CE741509:5048m10:38Dali DLUKunming KMG
Changes at Dali, with 61 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 5h 5mCO2 71.1 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Lijiang to Kunming | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €83.33 | €67.40 | €47.93 | €59.73 | €82.74 | €70.35 | €64.45 | €54.42 | €54.42 | €41.44 | €42.62 | €57.96 | €64.45 | €46.75 |
| Train | €97.14 | €85.04 | €70.19 | €66.34 | €82.84 | €87.24 | €74.04 | €59.19 | €52.59 | €55.89 | €51.49 | €70.74 | €71.84 | €54.24 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €34.36
The flight gets you into Kunming. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Kunming for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Lijiang to Kunming
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €49.7090 days
- €37.7460 days
- €35.5445 days
- €37.9030 days
- €39.0821 days
- €46.7514 days
- €64.457 days
- €47.933 days
- €83.331 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €35.54.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 134 percent. The dearest point is €83.33, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €54.42Sun
- €52.59Mon
- €41.44Tue
- €45.99Wed
- €57.96Thu
- €64.45Fri
- €46.75Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €47.93Sept
- €41.44Oct
- €42.62Nov
- €39.39Dec
- €33.77Jan
- €31.41Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 332 km against 322 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Shangri-La, Tengyue, Dali, Fengping. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Lijiang at 06:40 and the last at 07:30, across 3 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Lijiang
Rail
- Lijiang Railway Station
- Lijiangdong Railway Station
- Renhe Railway Station
Coach
- Lijiang Coach Terminal
- Lijiang Gaokuai Coach Terminal
Air
- LJG
Kunming
Rail
- Kunming South Station
- Kunming railway station
- Kunming Railway Station
Coach
- Kunming East Bus Terminal
- 北市区车场
Air
- KMG
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Eastern Airlines | €34.36 | 4h | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €21.50 | 63% |
| Taxes | €3.87 | 11% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 20% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €34.36 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Kunming well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Left luggage near Kunming South Station
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Lijiang to Kunming
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Lijiang to Kunming?
The fastest journey from Lijiang to Kunming takes 4h door to door, of which 53m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 2m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Lijiang to Kunming?
The cheapest fare from Lijiang to Kunming is €34.36, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €47.93. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Lijiang to Kunming?
The cheapest way from Lijiang to Kunming is by flight, at €41.44 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 3m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Lijiang to Kunming?
Fares from Lijiang to Kunming bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €35.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 134 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Lijiang to Kunming?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Lijiang to Kunming, at €41.44. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 12 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Lijiang to Kunming?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Lijiang to Kunming, at €31.41 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Lijiang to Kunming?
1 operators sell services from Lijiang to Kunming across 1 mode: China Eastern Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Lijiang to Kunming?
20 percent of the services we sell from Lijiang to Kunming are direct. The rest connect at Shangri-La, Tengyue, Dali, Fengping, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Lijiang to Kunming use?
Services from Lijiang to Kunming by flight leave from Lijiang LJG and arrive at Kunming KMG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Lijiang to Kunming?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Lijiang to Kunming allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Lijiang to Kunming on 12 September 2026: 332 km of route against 322 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €34.36, and 4h door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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