There are 5 ways to get from Brisbane to Lijiang by plane, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane BNE - LJG
16h 25m¥2,208–7,637Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane BNE - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
21h 23m¥2,080–6,376Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane BNE - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
19h 5m¥2,348–6,717Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane BNE - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
20h 2m¥2,200–6,785Fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane BNE - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
24h 38m¥2,683–8,242
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Lijiang is to fly and train which costs ¥2000 - ¥6500 and takes 21h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Lijiang is to fly which takes 16h 25m and costs ¥2200 - ¥8000.
The distance between Brisbane and Lijiang is 8293 km.
It takes approximately 16h 25m to get from Brisbane to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 2h behind Brisbane. It is currently 9:10 PM in Brisbane and 7:10 PM in Lijiang.
There are 318+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Lijiang, China?
China Southern Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and Beijing Capital fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–18,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–13,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–15,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–13,000
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
- [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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