There are 5 ways to get from Phnom Penh to Lijiang by plane, bus, night 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 Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Phnom Penh (KTI) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane KTI - LJG
10h 48m¥1,122–3,723Bus to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minhbus
- Fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SGN - LJG
12h 38m¥878–3,618Bus, night bus, train
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminalbus
- Take the nightbus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Nong Khainightbus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
39h 15m¥1,050–1,705Bus, train
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minhbus
- Take the train from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Noitrain
- Take the train from Ha Noi to Sapa Lao Caitrain
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
2d 14h¥410,782–501,385Fly Phnom Penh to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Phnom Penh (KTI) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane KTI - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
11h 45m¥1,297–3,828
Phnom Penh (KTI) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Phnom Penh to Lijiang is to bus and night bus and train which costs ¥1000 - ¥1700 and takes 39h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Phnom Penh to Lijiang is to fly which takes 10h 48m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3800.
The distance between Phnom Penh and Lijiang is 1834 km.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Phnom Penh to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 1h ahead of Phnom Penh. It is currently 11:03 AM in Phnom Penh and 12:03 PM in Lijiang.
There are 320+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Lijiang, China?
Shenzhen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Phnom Penh (KTI) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Phnom Penh to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,400
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥440–950
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥440–600
- First Class
- ¥550–950
Train from Kunming South to Chuxiong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥95–140
Train from Chuxiong to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–140
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
- Phone
- 19006469
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsvn.vn
Train from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Noi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥350–650
- Schedules at
- dsvn.vn
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Soft seat, air-conditioned
- ¥400–600
- Bed, air-conditioned
- ¥410–600
- soft seat, air-conditioned
- ¥420–600
Train from Ha Noi to Sapa Lao Cai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–180
- Schedules at
- dsvn.vn
- Soft seat, air-conditioned
- ¥100–150
- Bed, air-conditioned
- ¥75–110
- soft seat, air-conditioned
- ¥70–100
Train from Hekou North to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard sleeper
- ¥90–130
- Soft sleeper
- ¥150–200
- Phone
- +66 2-6745555
- Website
- 12go.asia
Night bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Nong Khai
- Phone
- +855 97 924 8888
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥188
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥188
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +84 28 3837 0969
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥148
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥148
- Book at
- 12go.asia
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