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How to get fromSongpan to Shangri-Laby train, bus, car, taxi, or plane

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There are 7 ways to get from Songpan to Shangri-La by train, bus, car, taxi, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Qingchuan Station to Kunmingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain train
    3. Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain train
    16h 40m
    ¥856–1,010

  2. Train, bus via Kunming

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Qingchuan Station to Chengdu East Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Chengdu East to Kunmingbus bus
    3. Take the train from Kunming Station to Dalitrain train
    4. Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Shangri-La Bus Stationbus bus
    27h 24m
    ¥611–1,025

  3. Drive  1,132.6 km

    1. Drive from Songpan to Shangri-Lacar car 1,132.6 km
    14h 6m
    ¥953–1,376

  4. Taxi to Guangyuan Panlong Airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport

    1. Take the taxi from Songpan to Guangyuan Panlong Airport (GYS)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Guangyuan Panlong Airport (GYS) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane plane GYS - DIG
    10h 26m
    ¥1,806–4,744

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Qingchuan Station to Chengdu East Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain train
    3. Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Shangri-La Bus Stationbus bus
    19h 39m
    ¥911–1,165

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

    1. Take the train from Qingchuan Station to Chengdu East Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Chengdu East to Tianfu International Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane plane TFU - DIG
    6h 22m
    ¥1,085–3,570

  7. Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Qingchuan Station to Mianyangtrain train
    2. Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane MIG - LJG
    3. Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain train
    8h 20m
    ¥673–3,018

Guangyuan Panlong Airport (GYS) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration10h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,596Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,948.6 km
  • Duration: 16h 40m

What companies run services between Songpan, China and Shangri-La, China?

You can take a vehicle from Songpan to Shangri-La via Qingchuan Station, Kunming, and Lijiang in around 16h 40m.

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