There are 6 ways to get from India to Lijiang by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CCU - LJG
10h 30m¥1,129–3,582Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
cheapest- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane CCU - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
16h 12m¥1,121–3,430Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane CCU - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
11h 32m¥1,201–2,621Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane CCU - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
10h 47m¥1,404–4,187Train, train to Shahjalal International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Sealdah to Gedetrain
- Take the train from Darshana Halt to Biman Bandartrain
- Fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane DAC - LJG
19h 20m¥1,551–2,733Fly Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane DEL - LJG
11h 43m¥1,323–3,623
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from India to Lijiang is to fly and train which costs ¥1200 - ¥2700 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from India to Lijiang is to fly which takes 10h 30m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3600.
The distance between India and Lijiang is 1317 km.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from India to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 2h 30m ahead of India. It is currently 3:31 AM in India and 6:01 AM in Lijiang.
There are 319+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between India and Lijiang, China?
Bhutan Airlines, Ruili Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,800
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shahjalal International Airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Yangon, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,700
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,600
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–6,500
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,100
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport, Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,700
Train operators
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Sealdah to Gede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥10–85
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ¥10–13
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥29–40
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥40–50
- First Class (1A)
- ¥65–85
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Darshana Halt to Biman Bandar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥12–119
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- ¥12–35
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- ¥16–23
- Snigdha
- ¥26–70
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- ¥30–50
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- ¥43–49
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- ¥60–90
- AC_B
- ¥117–119
Bus operators
- [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
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