There are 5 ways to get from Moscow to Lijiang by plane, car, bus, 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 Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SVO - LJG
16h 18m¥2,251–7,060Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane SVO - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
21h 35m¥2,226–6,665Drive 7,408.2 km
- Drive from Moscow to Lijiangcar 7,408.2 km
4d 1h¥6,227–8,994Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SVO - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
19h 10m¥2,343–6,208Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane VKO - LJG
20h 28m¥2,331–8,045
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Lijiang is to fly and bus which costs ¥2300 - ¥6500 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Lijiang is to fly which takes 16h 18m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7500.
The distance between Moscow and Lijiang is 5961 km. The road distance is 7408.2 km.
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from Moscow to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 5h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 12:20 AM in Moscow and 5:20 AM in Lijiang.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Lijiang is 7408 km. It takes approximately 4 days 1h to drive from Moscow to Lijiang.
There are 307+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Lijiang, China?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Urumqi, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Urumqi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Almaty, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Pulkovo, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Almaty, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Pulkovo, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Samarkand, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Almaty, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and 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
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