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There are 10 ways to get from Seoul to Lijiang by train, plane, subway, ferry, or bus

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  1. Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport

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    1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train train
    2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane ICN - LJG
    10h 31m
    ¥892–2,148

  2. Subway, ferry, train via Zhengzhou East

    1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway subway 1
    2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry ferry
    3. Take the train from Qingdao to Zhengzhou Easttrain train
    4. Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Kunming Southtrain train
    5. Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain train
    6. Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain train
    37h 44m
    ¥2,027–2,726

  3. Fly Gimpo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport

    1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane GMP - LJG
    11h 17m
    ¥980–2,536

  4. Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus

    1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train train
    2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane ICN - DLU
    3. Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus bus
    14h 13m
    ¥1,134–3,596

  5. Fly Gimpo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus

    1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane GMP - DLU
    2. Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus bus
    16h 24m
    ¥1,022–2,584

  6. Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train train
    2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane plane ICN - DIG
    3. Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain train
    16h 3m
    ¥1,067–3,153

  7. Train to Cheongju International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport

    1. Take the train from Suseo SRT to Osong Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane CJJ - LJG
    13h 39m
    ¥1,193–3,771

  8. Subway, ferry, train

    1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway subway 1
    2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry ferry
    3. Take the train from Qingdao to Chengdu East Stationtrain train
    4. Take the train from Chengdu East to Chuxiongtrain train
    5. Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain train
    40h 58m
    ¥2,117–2,536

  9. Subway, ferry, train via Shijiazhuang

    1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway subway 1
    2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihaiferry ferry
    3. Take the train from Weihai to Shijiazhuangtrain train
    4. Take the train from Shijiazhuang station to Kunmingtrain train
    5. Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain train
    2d 12h
    ¥1,268–2,414

  10. Subway, ferry, train #2

    1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway subway 1
    2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry ferry
    3. Take the train from Qingdao to Lianyungangtrain train
    4. Take the train from Lianyungang to Kunmingtrain train
    5. Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain train
    2d 19h
    ¥1,196–1,881

Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights

Calendar35Weekly Planes
Duration8h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket¥907Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,821.1 km
  • Duration: 10h 31m

What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Lijiang, China?

Air China, China Southern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 4 times a day.

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