There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to Shangri-La by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane HND - DIG
12h 26m¥1,854–5,570Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane NRT - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
14h 38m¥1,541–4,482Fly Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane HND - LJG
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
14h 16m¥1,617–4,653Fly Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane HND - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Shangri-Lataxi
14h 43m¥2,075–4,885
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Shangri-La is to train and fly which costs ¥1500 - ¥4500 and takes 14h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Shangri-La is to fly which takes 12h 26m and costs ¥1800 - ¥6000.
The distance between Tokyo and Shangri-La is 3892 km.
It takes approximately 12h 26m to get from Tokyo to Shangri-La, including transfers.
Shangri-La is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 4:36 AM in Tokyo and 3:36 AM in Shangri-La.
There are 78+ hotels available in Shangri-La.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Shangri-La, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Japan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Dalian, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,300
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,800
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–65
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Estimated price
- ¥750–950
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