There are 4 ways to get from Seoul to Shangri-La by train or plane
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane ICN - DIG
11h 18m¥1,450–4,361Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane ICN - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
13h 8m¥1,013–2,044Fly Gimpo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane GMP - DIG
12h 9m¥1,139–3,750Fly Gimpo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane GMP - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
13h 14m¥1,702–2,833
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Shangri-La is to train and fly which costs ¥1000 - ¥2100 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Shangri-La is to train and fly which takes 11h 18m and costs ¥1400 - ¥4400.
The distance between Seoul and Shangri-La is 2779 km.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Seoul to Shangri-La, including transfers.
Shangri-La is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 2:43 AM in Seoul and 1:43 AM in Shangri-La.
There are 76+ hotels available in Shangri-La.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Shangri-La, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Beijing Daxing, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Beijing Daxing, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,900
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,900
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shijiazhuang Zhengding
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥21–27
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥21–27
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
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