There are 5 ways to get from Cebu City to Lijiang by plane, train, 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 Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CEB - LJG
10h 19m¥1,052–3,358Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane CEB - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
13h 11m¥1,174–2,897Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane CEB - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
13h 14m¥1,442–3,638Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane CEB - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
20h 36m¥1,444–4,006Fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane CEB - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
12h 51m¥1,227–3,463
Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cebu City to Lijiang is to fly and train which costs ¥1100 - ¥2900 and takes 13h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Cebu City to Lijiang is to fly which takes 10h 19m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3400.
The distance between Cebu City and Lijiang is 3126 km.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Cebu City to Lijiang, including transfers.
There are 316+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Cebu City, Philippines and Lijiang, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,600
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,000
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,800
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Noi Bai International, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Manila, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Manila, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,700
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Manila, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Manila, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,600
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Manila, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Manila, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,100
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,400
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Quanzhou, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
- [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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