There are 5 ways to get from Kolkata Airport (CCU) to Lijiang by plane, train, bus, 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 to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
best- 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
11h 52m¥1,419–4,068Fly 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
13h 32m¥1,167–3,331Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CCU - LJG
7h 50m¥1,189–3,518Fly 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
8h 52m¥1,281–2,486Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Baoshan (BSD)plane CCU - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Lijiangtaxi
11h 11m¥1,723–3,902
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kolkata Airport (CCU) to Lijiang is to fly and train which costs ¥1200 - ¥2500 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Kolkata Airport (CCU) to Lijiang is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3600.
The distance between Kolkata Airport (CCU) and Lijiang is 1402 km.
It takes approximately 11h 52m to get from Kolkata Airport (CCU) to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 2h 30m ahead of Kolkata Airport (CCU). It is currently 11:25 AM in Kolkata Airport (CCU) and 1:55 PM in Lijiang.
There are 319+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Kolkata Airport (CCU), 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.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Dhaka, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Dhaka, 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 Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,200
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Dhaka, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Baoshan via Dhaka, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Baoshan via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–5,500
- 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 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,200
- 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
- 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
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
- [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
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Estimated price
- ¥700–850
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