There are 4 ways to get from Manado to Lijiang by plane, taxi, bus, or train
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Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MDC - LJG
14h 3m¥2,661–6,069Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane MDC - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
17h 5m¥2,653–5,717Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane MDC - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
17h 38m¥2,701–5,649Fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane MDC - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
14h 41m¥2,836–7,674
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manado to Lijiang is to fly and bus which costs ¥2600 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Lijiang is to fly which takes 14h 3m and costs ¥2600 - ¥6500.
The distance between Manado and Lijiang is 3883 km.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Manado to Lijiang, including transfers.
There are 317+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Lijiang, China?
China Southern Airlines, TransNusa, and two other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–6,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–8,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–8,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–5,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
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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