There are 5 ways to get from Lijiang to Melbourne by plane, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LJG - MEL
17h 25m$582–1,432Train to Dali Huangcaoba, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lijiang to Xiangyuntrain
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DLU - MEL
19h 35m$505–1,271Taxi to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lijiang to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)taxi
- Fly from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PZI - MEL
18h 51m$607–1,445Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DIG - MEL
17h 47m$747–1,955Taxi to Xichang Qingshan Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lijiang to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC)taxi
- Fly from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane XIC - MEL
27h 32m$577–1,204
Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lijiang to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,300 and takes 19h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lijiang to Melbourne is to fly which takes 17h 25m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Lijiang and Melbourne is 8582 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Lijiang to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 2h ahead of Lijiang. It is currently 4:54 PM in Lijiang and 6:54 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5312+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Shenzhen Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Melbourne Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Melbourne Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Melbourne Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Train from Lijiang to Xiangyun
- Adult - second class
- $13–19
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- $9–14
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Estimated price
- $95–180
Lijiang Taxi
- Phone
- +86 887 8223 198
Lijiang Taxi
- Phone
- +86 887 8223 198
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