There are 6 ways to get from Emei Shan to Shangri-La by taxi, train, subway, plane, bus, or car
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Taxi, train, subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
best- Take the taxi from Emei Shan to Emeishantaxi
- Take the train from Emeishan to Chengdu Southtrain
- Take the subway from Chengdu South station to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane TFU - DIG
6h 16m¥844–3,538Drive 791.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Emei Shan to Shangri-Lacar 791.2 km
10h 47m¥671–970Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Emei Shan to Emeishantaxi
- Take the train from Leshan to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
14h 51m¥756–882Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Emei Shan to Emeishan Jiuzhu Bus Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Leshan to Dalitrain
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Shangri-La Bus Stationbus
18h 20m¥800–1,026Taxi, train to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
- Take the taxi from Emei Shan to Emeishantaxi
- Take the train from Emeishan to Chengdu Shuangliu Airporttrain
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane CTU - DIG
7h 53m¥3,174–4,223Taxi, train to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Emei Shan to Emeishantaxi
- Take the train from Emeishan to Chengdu Shuangliu Airporttrain
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CTU - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
8h 32m¥2,037–3,906
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Emei Shan to Shangri-La is to drive which costs ¥650 - ¥1000 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Emei Shan to Shangri-La is to taxi and train and subway and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs ¥800 - ¥3600.
The distance between Emei Shan and Shangri-La is 814 km. The road distance is 791.2 km.
The best way to get from Emei Shan to Shangri-La without a car is to taxi and train which takes 14h 51m and costs ¥750 - ¥900.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Emei Shan to Shangri-La, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Emei Shan to Shangri-La is 791 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from Emei Shan to Shangri-La.
There are 77+ hotels available in Shangri-La.
What companies run services between Emei Shan, China and Shangri-La, China?
There is no direct connection from Emei Shan to Shangri-La. However, you can take the taxi to Emeishan, take the train to Chengdu South, walk to Chengdu South station, take the subway to Tianfu International Airport North, walk to Tianfu-International-Airport-TFU airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG), then take the taxi to Shangri-La. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Emeishan, take the train to Leshan Station, take the train to Chuxiong, take the train to Lijiang, then take the train to Shangri-La.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,900
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,900
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,900
Train from Emeishan to Chengdu South
- Adult - second class
- ¥50–75
Train from Chuxiong to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–140
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Emeishan to Chengdu Shuangliu Airport
- Adult - second class
- ¥50–75
Train from Emeishan to Chengdu Shuangliu Airport
- Adult - second class
- ¥50–75
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Chengdu South station to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥10–15
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Leshan to Chuxiong
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥500–540
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,700
Train from Leshan to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥560–610
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥900–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
- [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
Bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Shangri-La Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥80–110
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ¥95–130
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