There are 4 ways to get from Busan to Lijiang by plane, train, ferry, car, taxi, or bus
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 Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane PUS - LJG
10h 57m¥1,328–3,129Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
cheapest- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane PUS - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
13h 29m¥1,320–3,777Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Asan Station to Anjung Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Drive from Rizhao Port to Lianyungang Eastcar
- Take the train from Lianyungang East to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
2d 22h¥1,439–2,479Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane PUS - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
17h 31m¥1,468–3,509
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Lijiang is to fly which costs ¥1300 - ¥3200 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Lijiang is to fly which takes 10h 57m and costs ¥1300 - ¥3200.
The distance between Busan and Lijiang is 2918 km.
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from Busan to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 11:37 PM in Busan and 10:37 PM in Lijiang.
There are 308+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Lijiang, China?
Air China, Spring Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Cheju, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Nanjing, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,900
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–370
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥170–240
- First Class
- ¥260–370
Train from Asan Station to Anjung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥30–70
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥30–50
- First Class
- ¥30–50
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–270
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥210–270
- First Class
- ¥310–390
Train from Lianyungang East to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–370
- Hard sleeper
- ¥480–700
- Soft sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
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
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥730–906
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥906
- Business
- ¥730
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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