There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles to Lijiang by plane, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LAX - LJG
21h 45m¥2,571–7,606Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LAX - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
26h 47m¥2,363–7,254Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane LAX - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
25h 39m¥2,711–7,186Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane LAX - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
28h 57m¥2,946–8,711Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane BUR - LJG
26h 32m¥2,865–7,581Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane TIJ - LJG
31h 3m¥3,261–10,133
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Lijiang is to fly and bus which costs ¥2300 - ¥7500 and takes 26h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Lijiang is to fly which takes 21h 45m and costs ¥2500 - ¥8000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Lijiang is 12192 km.
It takes approximately 21h 45m to get from Los Angeles to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 15h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 1:48 AM in Los Angeles and 4:48 PM in Lijiang.
There are 321+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Lijiang, China?
Air China, Shenzhen Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–10,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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