There are 8 ways to get from Australia to Shangri-La by plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sydney International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane SYD - DIG
19h 5m¥2,529–8,147Fly Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane PER - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
21h 8m¥1,926–4,812Fly Melbourne Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane MEL - DIG
18h 36m¥2,460–8,166Fly Perth Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane PER - DIG
15h 25m¥2,742–7,052Fly Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane PER - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
19h 30m¥2,205–5,635Fly Adelaide Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane ADL - DIG
19h 44m¥2,450–8,056Fly Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SYD - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
19h 50m¥2,092–6,230Fly Perth Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane PER - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Shangri-Lataxi
18h 7m¥2,663–7,467
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Shangri-La is to fly and train which costs ¥1900 - ¥4900 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Shangri-La is to fly which takes 15h 25m and costs ¥2700 - ¥7500.
The distance between Australia and Shangri-La is 8763 km.
It takes approximately 19h 5m to get from Australia to Shangri-La, including transfers.
There are 88+ hotels available in Shangri-La.
What companies run services between Australia and Shangri-La, China?
Sichuan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–14,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–14,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–15,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Ngurah Rai, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Ngurah Rai, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Melbourne Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Singapore Changi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–15,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–10,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,500
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Estimated price
- ¥750–950
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