There are 8 ways to get from Changsha to Lijiang by subway, plane, train, bus, or car
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Line 2 subway to Changsha Huanghua Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Take the subway from Wuyi Plaza to Changsha South stationsubway
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CSX - LJG
5h 21m¥1,044–2,744Train
cheapest- Take the train from Changsha to Kunmingtrain Beijing West
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain Kunming
26h 26m¥296–551Train via Chuxiong
- Take the train from Changsha South to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
12h 31m¥708–874Train, bus
- Take the train from Changsha South to Guiyang Northtrain
- Take the train from Guiyang North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Lijiangbus
17h 13m¥688–815Drive 1,653.6 km
- Drive from Changsha to Lijiangcar 1,653.6 km
17h 43m¥1,406–2,031Train to Hengyang Nanyue Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Changsha South to Hengyang Easttrain
- Fly from Hengyang Nanyue Airport (HNY) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane HNY - LJG
5h 49m¥724–3,144Fly Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane CSX - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
8h 48m¥1,536–4,292Bus, train
- Take the bus from Changsha Airport to Zhuzhoubus
- Take the train from Zhuzhou to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
28h 19m¥355–640
Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Changsha to Lijiang is to train which costs ¥290 - ¥550 and takes 26h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Changsha to Lijiang is to line 2 subway and fly which takes 5h 21m and costs ¥1000 - ¥2800.
No, there is no direct train from Changsha to Lijiang. However, there are services departing from Rongwanzhen and arriving at Lijiang via Changsha South, Kunming South and Chuxiong. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 31m.
The distance between Changsha and Lijiang is 1353 km. The road distance is 1653.6 km.
The best way to get from Changsha to Lijiang without a car is to train via Chuxiong which takes 12h 31m and costs ¥700 - ¥900.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Changsha to Lijiang, including transfers.
Changsha to Lijiang train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Changsha South station.
Changsha to Lijiang train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Changsha to Lijiang is 1654 km. It takes approximately 17h 43m to drive from Changsha to Lijiang.
There are 317+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Changsha, China and Lijiang, China?
You can take a subway from Rongwanzhen to Lijiang via Changsha South station, Changsha South, Kunming South, Chuxiong, and Lijiang in around 12h 31m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Hengyang Nanyue Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
Flights from Hengyang Nanyue Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
Flights from Hengyang Nanyue Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,200
Flights from Hengyang Nanyue Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,200
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,500
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Wuyi Plaza to Changsha South station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3–5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Changsha South to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥510–560
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,800
Train from Changsha South to Guiyang North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥310–340
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥510–560
- Business Class Seat
- ¥750–1,100
Train from Guiyang North to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥350–380
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Changsha South to Hengyang East
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–75
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥110–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥150–220
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 Chuxiong to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–140
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Changsha to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥130–190
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥280–320
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥400–600
Train from Zhuzhou to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥140–200
- Hard sleeper
- ¥260–360
- Soft sleeper
- ¥420–550
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming West to Lijiang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–202
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥140–190
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
- 0731-96777
- Website
- changsha-airport.com
Bus from Changsha Airport to Zhuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥34
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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