There are 8 ways to get from Lijiang to Nepal by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
best- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane LJG - KTM
8h 26m$103–493Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
2d 1h$170–220Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane DIG - KTM
13h 28m$203–569Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Janakpur Airport
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Janakpur Airport (JKR)plane LJG - JKR
9h 50m$123–603Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Pokhara Airport
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Pokhara Airport (PKR)plane LJG - PKR
9h 33m$158–760Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Simara Airport
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Simara Airport (SIF)plane LJG - SIF
9h 57m$329–1,523Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Bharatpur Airport
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Bharatpur Airport (BHR)plane LJG - BHR
9h 15m$293–1,403Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Shangri-La Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
2d 3h$169–222
Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lijiang to Nepal is to train and bus and drive which costs $170 - $220 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Lijiang to Nepal is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $100 - $500.
The distance between Lijiang and Nepal is 1514 km.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Lijiang to Nepal, including transfers.
Nepal is 2h 15m behind Lijiang. It is currently 9:19 AM in Lijiang and 7:04 AM in Nepal.
There are 1688+ hotels available in Nepal.
What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Nepal?
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) twice daily.
- Website
- buddhaair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Janakpur Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Janakpur Airport via Lhasa, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Pokhara Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Pokhara Airport via Lhasa, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Simara Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Simara Airport via Lhasa, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Bharatpur Airport via Lhasa, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Bharatpur Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- $6–10
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- $6–10
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $82
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Shangri-La County to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $82
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Shangri-La Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $11–17
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