There are 7 ways to get from Hainan to Shangri-La by plane, bus, train, car ferry, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Haikou Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
best- Fly from Haikou Airport (HAK) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane HAK - DIG
7h 48m¥849–4,255Bus, train via Maoming
cheapest- Take the bus from Haikou Xiuying Port Bus Terminal to Xuwen Stationbus
- Take the train from Xuwen Station to Maomingtrain
- Take the train from Maoming to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
36h 28m¥388–747Bus, train
- Take the bus from Haikou to Kunmingbus
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
29h 1m¥481–829Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Haikou Port to Hai'an Portcarferry
- Drive from Hai'an Port to Shangri-Lacar
19h 51m¥1,546–2,248Fly Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
- Fly from Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane SYX - DIG
8h 7m¥2,344–6,050Fly Haikou Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from Haikou Airport (HAK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane HAK - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
9h 13m¥1,812–4,138Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Haikou to Kunmingbus
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-labus
- Take the taxi from Yunnan Shangri-la to Shangri-Lataxi
33h 14m¥607–983
Haikou Airport (HAK) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hainan to Shangri-La is to bus and train via Maoming which costs ¥380 - ¥750 and takes 36h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Hainan to Shangri-La is to fly which takes 7h 48m and costs ¥850 - ¥4300.
The distance between Hainan and Shangri-La is 1430 km.
The best way to get from Hainan to Shangri-La without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 1m and costs ¥480 - ¥850.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Hainan to Shangri-La, including transfers.
There are 94+ hotels available in Shangri-La.
What companies run services between Hainan, China and Shangri-La, China?
Sichuan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Haikou Airport (HAK) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Haikou Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–5,500
Flights from Haikou Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–6,500
Flights from Haikou Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–7,000
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
Flights from Haikou Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Haikou Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–5,500
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,500
Flights from Haikou Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Haikou Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,200
Flights from Haikou Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Haikou Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
Flights from Haikou Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Zunyi Xinzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Haikou Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Haikou Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Zunyi Xinzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Xuwen Station to Maoming
- Hard Seat
- ¥30–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–90
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–140
Train from Maoming to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥120–170
- Hard sleeper
- ¥230–320
- Soft sleeper
- ¥370–490
Train from Xuwen Station to Maoming
- Hard Seat
- ¥50–75
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥65–90
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥140–200
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- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Haikou to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–564
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥290–410
Bus from Haikou Xiuying Port Bus Terminal to Xuwen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–75
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥50–75
Bus from Haikou to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–564
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥290–410
Bus from Kunming West to Yunnan Shangri-la
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥180–250
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥180–250
Car ferry from Haikou Port to Hai'an Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥42
- Schedules at
- Tropical Hainan
- Adult passenger
- ¥42
- Car
- ¥415
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- ¥110–140
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