There are 5 ways to get from Phnom Penh to Lijiang by plane, 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 20m¥1,122–3,623Bus, train
cheapest- 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¥798–1,405Bus, train via Bangkok
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Mochit 2 Bus Terminal to Morning Marketbus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
40h 9m¥958–2,497Bus to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- 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 43m¥878–3,618Fly 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
15h 38m¥1,397–4,128
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 train which costs ¥800 - ¥1400 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Phnom Penh to Lijiang is to fly which takes 10h 20m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3700.
The distance between Phnom Penh and Lijiang is 1839 km.
The best way to get from Phnom Penh to Lijiang without a car is to bus and train via Bangkok which takes 40h 9m and costs ¥950 - ¥2500.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Phnom Penh to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 1h ahead of Phnom Penh. It is currently 7:41 AM in Phnom Penh and 8:41 AM in Lijiang.
There are 307+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Lijiang, China?
China Southern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Phnom Penh (KTI) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,000
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Phnom Penh to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Phnom Penh to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- 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
- ¥430–950
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥430–600
- 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
- ¥100–140
- 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 2 217 1017
- [email protected]
- Website
- Next Step Journey
Bus from Mochit 2 Bus Terminal to Morning Market
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥255
- Website
- Next Step Journey
- Phone
- 1490
- [email protected]
- Website
- ฺBor Kor Sor
Bus from Mochit 2 Bus Terminal to Morning Market
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–1,000
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- ฺBor Kor Sor
- 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
- ¥187
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥187
- 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
- ¥147
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥147
- Book at
- 12go.asia
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