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Drive 648.9 km
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1. Drive from Lijiang to Kangdingcar 648.9 km
8h 41m
¥552–797
Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, taxi
1. Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LJG - CTU
2. Take the taxi from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Kangdingtaxi
5h 55m
¥2,270–4,320
Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, taxi
1. Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LJG - TFU
2. Take the taxi from Tianfu-International-Airport-TFU to Kangdingtaxi
6h 8m
¥1,570–2,820
Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, taxi
1. Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane LJG - MIG
2. Take the taxi from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Kangdingtaxi
7h 18m
¥1,320–4,020
Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, taxi
1. Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
2. Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane DIG - TFU
3. Take the taxi from Tianfu-International-Airport-TFU to Kangdingtaxi
7h 15m
¥1,396–4,226
Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Luzhou Yunlong Airport, taxi
1. Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Luzhou Yunlong Airport (LZO)plane LJG - LZO
2. Take the taxi from Luzhou Yunlong Airport (LZO) to Kangdingtaxi
7h 40m
¥1,520–4,620

Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) flights

21Weekly Planes

2h 13mAverage Duration

¥528Cheapest Price

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Distance: 648.9 km
Duration: 8h 41m

What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Kangding, China?

You can drive from Lijiang to Kangding in around 8h 41m.

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Kangding(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Kangding, also called Tachienlu and Dartsedo (; ), is a county-level city and the seat of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province of Southwest China. Kangding is on the bank of the Dadu River and has been considered the historical border between the Kham region of Tibet and the Sichuan region. Kangding's urban center is called Lucheng, which has around 134,000 inhabitants.

Places to stay in Kangding

Kangding Guozhuang Nan Wu Hao Boutique Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

宗巴雅克 Zompa Yak(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Utopia youth hostel(Opens in a new window)

1.0Passable

EGO Hot Spring Resort hotel(Opens in a new window)

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