There are 6 ways to get from Chicago 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane ORD - LJG
29h 11m¥3,337–9,554Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane ORD - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
32h 28m¥3,129–9,202Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MDW - LJG
26h 49m¥4,537–15,054Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane ORD - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
35h 28m¥3,812–11,159Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane ORD - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
32h 15m¥3,277–9,634Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ORD - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
29h 58m¥3,409–11,293
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Lijiang is to fly and bus which costs ¥3100 - ¥9500 and takes 32h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Lijiang is to fly which takes 26h 49m and costs ¥4500 - ¥16000.
The distance between Chicago and Lijiang is 12395 km.
It takes approximately 29h 11m to get from Chicago to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:33 AM in Chicago and 1:33 PM in Lijiang.
There are 324+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Lijiang, China?
Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–13,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
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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