There are 6 ways to get from Bangkok to Yading by plane, unknown, or train
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Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, travel
best- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane BKK - DIG
- Walk from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Yadingunknown
9h 35mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Walk from Shangri-La to Yadingunknown
32h 36mFly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Yading Airport, travel
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Yading Airport (DCY)plane BKK - DCY
- Walk from Yading Airport (DCY) to Yadingunknown
10h 28mFly Don Mueang International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, travel
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane DMK - DIG
- Walk from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Yadingunknown
13h 6mFly Don Mueang International Airport to Yading Airport, travel
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Yading Airport (DCY)plane DMK - DCY
- Walk from Yading Airport (DCY) to Yadingunknown
13h 9mFly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane BKK - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Walk from Shangri-La to Yadingunknown
11h 4m
Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Bangkok and Yading is 1704 km.
The best way to get from Bangkok to Yading without a car is to train and travel which takes 32h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Bangkok to Yading, including transfers.
Yading is 1h ahead of Bangkok. It is currently 10:58 AM in Bangkok and 11:58 AM in Yading.
There are three+ hotels available in Yading.
What companies run services between Bangkok, Thailand and Yading, China?
There is no direct connection from Bangkok to Yading. However, you can take the bus to สนามบินสุวรรณภูมิ, walk to Suvarnabhumi-Airport-BKK airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG), then travel to Yading. Alternatively, you can take a train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Yading via Khamsavath Station, Vientiane station, Kunming South, Chuxiong, Lijiang, and Shangri-La in around 32h 36m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,100
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Yading Airport via Kunming, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,500
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,500
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,500
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Chiang Mai, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Vientiane, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Noi Bai International, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Yading Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,400
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Yading Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,200
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Yading Airport via Koh Samui, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Yading Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,400
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Yading Airport via Chiang Mai, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,100
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,500
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥40–180
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥130–180
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥45–55
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥40–55
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ¥105–115
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥440–950
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥440–600
- First Class
- ¥550–950
Train from Kunming South to Chuxiong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥95–140
Train from Chuxiong to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–140
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
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