There are 5 ways to get from New Delhi to Lijiang by plane, taxi, 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 to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane DEL - LJG
12h 13m¥1,123–3,623Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane DEL - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
14h 45m¥1,095–3,162Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane DEL - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
15h 37m¥1,663–4,903Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane DEL - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
15h 40m¥1,115–3,471Fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane DEL - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
17h 15m¥1,398–4,128
Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New Delhi to Lijiang is to fly and train which costs ¥1000 - ¥3200 and takes 14h 45m.
The fastest way to get from New Delhi to Lijiang is to fly which takes 12h 13m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3700.
The distance between New Delhi and Lijiang is 2337 km.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from New Delhi to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 2h 30m ahead of New Delhi. It is currently 1:05 AM in New Delhi and 3:35 AM in Lijiang.
There are 316+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between New Delhi, India and Lijiang, China?
China Southern Airlines, IndiGo Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kolkata, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kolkata, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,900
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,800
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Yangon, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kathmandu, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Noi Bai International, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,300
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,800
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
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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