There are 6 ways to get from Kashgar to Lijiang by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane KHG - LJG
7h 38m¥2,238–6,542Train, bus via Kunming
cheapest- Take the train from Kashgar to Guangyuantrain
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chengdu East to Kunmingbus
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Lijiangbus
2d 21h¥790–1,520Train, bus
- Take the train from Kashgar to Chengdu Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
2d 14h¥1,051–1,624Drive 3,747.8 km
- Drive from Kashgar to Lijiangcar 3,747.8 km
2d¥3,220–4,651Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane KHG - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
11h 40m¥2,130–6,190Fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane KHG - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
13h¥2,513–7,147
Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kashgar to Lijiang is to train and bus via Kunming which costs ¥750 - ¥1600 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Kashgar to Lijiang is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7000.
The distance between Kashgar and Lijiang is 2699 km. The road distance is 3747.8 km.
The best way to get from Kashgar to Lijiang without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs ¥1000 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Kashgar to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 2h ahead of Kashgar. It is currently 5:59 PM in Kashgar and 7:59 PM in Lijiang.
Yes, the driving distance between Kashgar to Lijiang is 3748 km. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Kashgar to Lijiang.
There are 319+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Kashgar, China and Lijiang, China?
Air China, Shandong Airlines, and nine other airlines fly from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–9,500
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–12,000
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–8,500
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–14,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–9,500
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–12,000
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–13,000
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–9,000
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–13,000
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–16,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–9,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Train from Kashgar to Chengdu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥330–800
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥330–470
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥650–800
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,300
Train from Kashgar to Guangyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥300–750
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥300–440
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥600–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥900–1,200
Train from Chengdu East to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥620–670
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
Train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥290–410
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–210
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–210
- [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 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 Chengdu East to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–300
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥210–300
Bus from Kunming West to Lijiang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–202
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥140–190
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