There are 6 ways to get from Lijiang to Sydney 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LJG - SYD
15h 58m$505–1,607Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KMG - SYD
20h 14m$403–1,261Taxi 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane PZI - SYD
20h 9m$482–1,422Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DIG - SYD
19h 40m$520–1,730Train to Dali Huangcaoba, fly
- Take the train from Lijiang to Xiangyuntrain
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DLU - SYD
19h 43m$528–1,447Taxi to Luxi, fly
- Take the taxi from Lijiang to Luxi (LUM)taxi
- Fly from Luxi (LUM) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LUM - SYD
23h 32m$559–1,349
Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lijiang to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $400 - $1,300 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lijiang to Sydney is to fly which takes 15h 58m and costs $500 - $1,700.
The distance between Lijiang and Sydney is 8654 km.
It takes approximately 15h 58m to get from Lijiang to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 3h ahead of Lijiang. It is currently 5:30 PM in Lijiang and 8:30 PM in Sydney.
There are 5427+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- $9–14
Train from Lijiang to Xiangyun
- Adult - second class
- $13–20
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- $30–45
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Lijiang Taxi
- Phone
- +86 887 8223 198
Lijiang Taxi
- Phone
- +86 887 8223 198
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