Travel to Lijiang

Every way to reach Lijiang: 2 modes compared, with fares.

Lijiang is reachable from 39 places across 4 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 24 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €17.39 and the fastest takes 1h 33m door to door. The nearest origin is 88 km away.

Checked October 2, 2026Priced for October 2, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Lijiang

Every mode that actually calls at Lijiang, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train18€17.391h 33m179 km1
Flight60€46.754h 1m2,771 km23
  • 39Places you can arrive from
  • 39Places you can leave for
  • 4Countries
  • 24Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Lijiang is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Lijiang Railway Station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km1823%Zibihu, 88 km
200 to 600 km1215%Tengyue, 269 km
600 to 1,500 km2633%Guiyang, 646 km
Over 1,500 km2228%Zhengzhou, 1551 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Lijiang that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
China7292%
Hong Kong SAR China23%
South Korea23%
Taiwan23%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Lijiang

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Lijiang

Rail
  • Lijiang Railway Station
  • Lijiangdong Railway Station
  • Renhe Railway Station
Bus
  • Lijiang Coach Terminal
  • Lijiang Gaokuai Coach Terminal
Air
  • LJG
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Lijiang

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Lijiang, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Zibihu to Lijiang train€17.391h 33m88 km
Jinding to Lijiang train€17.941h 33m91 km
Yousuo to Lijiang train€18.491h 36m95 km
Shangri-La to Lijiang train€22.341h 51m118 km
Dali Old Town to Lijiang train€25.091h 51m131 km
Dali to Lijiang train€26.741h 57m143 km
Fengyi to Lijiang train€26.742h 2m143 km
Liuku to Lijiang train€30.592h 17m177 km
Lushui to Lijiang train€31.142h 18m179 km
Kunming to Lijiang flight€46.754h 1m322 km
Chengdu to Lijiang flight€59.734h 19m565 km
Jinghong to Lijiang flight€60.324h 17m543 km
Luzhou to Lijiang flight€69.764h 20m559 km
Mianyang to Lijiang flight€74.484h 28m670 km
Chongqing to Lijiang flight€75.074h 30m689 km
Zunyi to Lijiang flight€83.334h 32m667 km

A day in Lijiang hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Lijiang

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Popular trips to Lijiang

Common questions about Travel to Lijiang

How can I get to Lijiang?

Lijiang is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 39 places, across 4 countries, on services run by 24 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Lijiang?

The cheapest way into Lijiang is by Train, from €17.39 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 39 origins we sell into Lijiang over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Lijiang?

The fastest journey into Lijiang is by Train, at 1h 33m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 88 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Lijiang have?

Lijiang has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Lijiang Railway Station, Lijiangdong Railway Station, Renhe Railway Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Lijiang from within 200 km?

18 of the routes we sell into Lijiang start within 200 km. The nearest is Zibihu, 88 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Lijiang in China?

Lijiang connects to 39 places on our network across 4 countries, the furthest of them 2,771 km away in a straight line. China routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in China

The wider region

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Lijiang and elsewhere in China. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Lijiang before you go

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Lijiang, with free cancellation on most of it.

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