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 40m¥3,171–9,106Fly 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 37m¥2,963–8,254Fly 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¥3,111–8,186Fly 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 7m¥4,346–11,211Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane BUR - LJG
26h 47m¥4,266–11,082Train 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¥3,713–10,699
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 ¥2900 - ¥8500 and takes 26h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Lijiang is to fly which takes 21h 40m and costs ¥3100 - ¥9500.
The distance between Los Angeles and Lijiang is 12192 km.
It takes approximately 21h 40m to get from Los Angeles to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 15h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 5:37 PM in Los Angeles and 8:37 AM in Lijiang.
There are 316+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Lijiang, China?
Xiamen Airlines, Air China, and seven 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
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–13,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Portland, Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–11,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Portland, Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–11,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥270–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- [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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