There are 6 ways to get from Emeishan to Shangri-La by train, subway, plane, bus, or car
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Train, subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
best- 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
5h 17m¥761–3,439Train
cheapest- Take the train from Leshan to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
13h 49m¥674–783Train, bus
- 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
17h 15m¥705–914Drive 801.6 km
- Drive from Emeishan to Shangri-Lacar 801.6 km
10h 30m¥681–984Train to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
- 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
6h 54m¥3,091–4,124Train to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- 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
7h 34m¥1,954–3,807
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Emeishan to Shangri-La is to train which costs ¥650 - ¥800 and takes 13h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Emeishan to Shangri-La is to train and subway and fly which takes 5h 17m and costs ¥750 - ¥3500.
No, there is no direct train from Emeishan to Shangri-La. However, there are services departing from Emei and arriving at Shangri-La via Leshan, Chuxiong and Lijiang. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 49m.
The distance between Emeishan and Shangri-La is 767 km. The road distance is 801.6 km.
The best way to get from Emeishan to Shangri-La without a car is to train which takes 13h 49m and costs ¥650 - ¥800.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Emeishan to Shangri-La, including transfers.
Emeishan to Shangri-La train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Leshan station.
Emeishan to Shangri-La train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Chuxiong station.
Yes, the driving distance between Emeishan to Shangri-La is 802 km. It takes approximately 10h 30m to drive from Emeishan to Shangri-La.
There are 76+ hotels available in Shangri-La.
What companies run services between Emeishan, Sichuan, China and Shangri-La, China?
You can take a vehicle from Emeishan to Shangri-La via Emei, Leshan, Chuxiong, and Lijiang in around 13h 49m.
- 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
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