There are 10 ways to get from Lijiang to Three Gorges Dam by train, taxi, bus, ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Yichang Easttrain
- Take the taxi from Yichang East to Three Gorges Damtaxi
16h 27m¥809–1,176Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Lijiang to Kunming Stationbus
- Take the train from Kunming to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Xingshantrain
- Take the taxi from Xingshan to Three Gorges Damtaxi
19h 46m¥924–1,141Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
- Take the train from Dali to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the ferry from Chongqing to Maoping port Yichangferry
3d 14hDrive 1,537.1 km
- Drive from Lijiang to Three Gorges Damcar 1,537.1 km
18h 10m¥1,296–1,872Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport, bus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH)plane LJG - YIH
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
10h 10m¥999–5,103Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly to Yichang Sanxia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH)plane DIG - YIH
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
14h 37m¥2,975–8,209Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Jingzhou Shashi Airport (SHS)plane LJG - SHS
- Take the train from Jingzhou to Yichang Easttrain
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
11h 32m¥811–3,815Train to Dali Huangcaoba, fly to Yichang Sanxia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lijiang to Xiangyuntrain
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH)plane DLU - YIH
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
9h 55m¥1,065–4,896Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Enshi Xujiaping Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH)plane LJG - ENH
- Take the train from Enshi to Yichang Easttrain
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
11h 25m¥901–4,294Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH)plane LJG - WUH
- Take the train from Hankou to Yichang Easttrain
- Take the bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Centerbus
9h 17m¥903–4,029
Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lijiang to Three Gorges Dam is to train and taxi which costs ¥800 - ¥1200 and takes 16h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Lijiang to Three Gorges Dam is to fly and train and bus which takes 9h 17m and costs ¥900 - ¥4100.
The distance between Lijiang and Three Gorges Dam is 1900 km. The road distance is 1537.1 km.
The best way to get from Lijiang to Three Gorges Dam without a car is to train and taxi which takes 16h 27m and costs ¥800 - ¥1200.
It takes approximately 16h 27m to get from Lijiang to Three Gorges Dam, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lijiang to Three Gorges Dam is 1537 km. It takes approximately 18h 10m to drive from Lijiang to Three Gorges Dam.
There are two+ hotels available in Three Gorges Dam.
What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Three Gorges Dam, China?
There is no direct connection from Lijiang to Three Gorges Dam. However, you can take the taxi to Lijiang, take the train to Kunming, take the train to Chongqing West, walk to Chongqing West, take the subway to S. Square of Chongqing N. station, walk to Chongqing North, take the train to Yichang East, then take the taxi to Three Gorges Dam. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Kunming Station, walk to Kunming, take the train to Chongqing West, walk to Chongqing West, take the bus to S. Square of Chongqing N. station, walk to Chongqing North, take the train to Xingshan, then take the taxi to Three Gorges Dam.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Enshi Xujiaping Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–4,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–10,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Enshi Xujiaping Airport via Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–7,500
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Zunyi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–5,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Enshi Xujiaping Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Enshi Xujiaping Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,000
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Zunyi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–5,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Zunyi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–5,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Enshi Xujiaping Airport via Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,200
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,400
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jingzhou Shashi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Yichang Sanxia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,600
- Website
- gxairlines.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport via Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,700
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Lijiang to Xiangyun
- Adult - second class
- ¥65–95
Train from Kunming to Chongqing West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥360–400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥600–650
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,300
Train from Kunming to Chongqing West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥360–400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥600–650
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,300
Train from Chongqing North to Xingshan
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥360–390
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Dali to Chongqing West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Jingzhou to Yichang East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥43–47
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥90–140
Train from Hankou to Yichang East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–440
Train from Chongqing North to Yichang East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥170–400
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥170–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥280–400
Train from Jingzhou to Yichang East
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥50–85
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–75
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥55–85
Train from Enshi to Yichang East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–170
Train from Hankou to Yichang East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–220
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lijiang to Kunming Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–238
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥140–200
Bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Phone
- +86 13972005977
- Website
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
Bus from Yichang East to Three Gorges Dam Visitor Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60
- Book at
- m.hbly0717.com
- Phone
- +86-28-85227275
- [email protected]
- Website
- Yangtze River Cruises
Ferry from Chongqing to Maoping port Yichang
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Yangtze River Cruises
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