There are 8 ways to get from Cambodia to Lijiang by bus, plane, night bus, or train
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Bus to Siem Reap, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Take the bus from Siem Reap Town to Siem Reap Airportbus
- Fly from Siem Reap (SAI) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SAI - LJG
10h 40m¥974–4,483Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minhbus
- Take the train from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Noitrain
- Take the train from Ha Noi to Sapa Lao Caitrain
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
2d 14h¥812–1,426Bus, night bus, train
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminalbus
- Take the nightbus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Nong Khainightbus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
39h 15m¥1,040–1,725Fly Sihanoukville to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Sihanoukville (KOS) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane KOS - LJG
7h 46m¥1,858–6,393Fly Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Phnom Penh (KTI) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane KTI - LJG
10h 21m¥1,122–3,323Fly Sihanoukville to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Sihanoukville (KOS) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane KOS - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
12h 39m¥2,133–7,498Bus to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minhbus
- Fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SGN - LJG
13h 12m¥879–3,619Fly Phnom Penh to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Phnom Penh (KTI) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane KTI - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
12h 34m¥1,397–3,828
Siem Reap (SAI) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cambodia to Lijiang is to bus and train which costs ¥800 - ¥1500 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Cambodia to Lijiang is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs ¥1800 - ¥6500.
The distance between Cambodia and Lijiang is 1610 km.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Cambodia to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 1h ahead of Cambodia. It is currently 3:34 AM in Cambodia and 4:34 AM in Lijiang.
There are 319+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Cambodia and Lijiang, China?
Cambodia Airways, Kunming Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Sihanoukville (KOS) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Siem Reap to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Flights from Sihanoukville to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
Flights from Sihanoukville to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,700
Flights from Sihanoukville to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Sihanoukville to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Sihanoukville to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from Phnom Penh to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
- 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
- Website
- Airport Shuttle Bus Cambodia
Bus from Siem Reap Town to Siem Reap Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥50–65
- Schedules at
- Airport Shuttle Bus Cambodia
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