There are 8 ways to get from Beijing to Lijiang by train, plane, car, taxi, or bus
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Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane PKX - LJG
5h 47m¥1,643–4,552Train
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunmingtrain Beijing West
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain Kunming
40h 21m¥426–932Train via Chuxiong
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
16h 35m¥1,359–1,565Drive 2,544.4 km
- Drive from Beijing to Lijiangcar 2,544.4 km
27h 9m¥2,139–3,089Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane PEK - LJG
6h 21m¥2,344–3,749Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane TSN - LJG
6h 45m¥966–4,290Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane PEK - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
7h 51m¥2,584–4,429Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane PEK - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
9h 48m¥2,336–3,497
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Lijiang is to train which costs ¥420 - ¥950 and takes 40h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Lijiang is to train and fly which takes 5h 47m and costs ¥1600 - ¥4600.
No, there is no direct train from Beijing station to Lijiang. However, there are services departing from Beijing West Station and arriving at Lijiang via Kunming South and Chuxiong. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 35m.
The distance between Beijing and Lijiang is 2146 km. The road distance is 2544.4 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Lijiang without a car is to train via Chuxiong which takes 16h 35m and costs ¥1300 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Beijing to Lijiang, including transfers.
Beijing to Lijiang train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Beijing West Station.
The best way to get from Beijing to Lijiang is to train via Chuxiong which takes 16h 35m and costs ¥1300 - ¥1600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥2300 - ¥3800 and takes 6h 21m.
Beijing to Lijiang train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Lijiang is 2544 km. It takes approximately 27h 9m to drive from Beijing to Lijiang.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Lijiang, China?
You can take a train from Beijing West Station to Lijiang via Kunming South, Chuxiong, and Lijiang in around 16h 35m. Alternatively, Air China flies from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,600
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–4,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–4,200
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,100
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,500
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,200
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
Train from Chuxiong to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–140
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Adult - second class
- ¥40–65
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Beijing West Station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,300
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,150–1,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,800–4,000
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
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 Beijing West Station to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–370
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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