There are 9 ways to get from Beijing to Lijiang by plane, train, car, bus, or taxi
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane PEK - LJG
6h 12m¥1,944–3,349Train
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunmingtrain Beijing West
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain Kunming
40h 21m¥416–899Train via Chuxiong
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
16h 35m¥1,359–1,565Drive 2,546.6 km
- Drive from Beijing to Lijiangcar 2,546.6 km
27h 10m¥2,218–3,204Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane PKX - LJG
5h 57m¥1,243–2,952Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane TSN - LJG
6h 25m¥766–3,490Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane PKX - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
9h 24m¥2,635–4,100Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane PEK - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
9h 34m¥2,436–2,897Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane PEK - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
8h 13m¥2,584–4,729
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Lijiang is to train which costs ¥410 - ¥900 and takes 40h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Lijiang is to train and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs ¥1200 - ¥3000.
The distance between Beijing and Lijiang is 2175 km. The road distance is 2546.6 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Lijiang without a car is to train via Chuxiong which takes 16h 35m and costs ¥1300 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Beijing to Lijiang, including transfers.
The best way to get from Beijing to Lijiang is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs ¥1900 - ¥3400. Alternatively, you can train via Chuxiong, which costs ¥1300 - ¥1600 and takes 16h 35m.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Lijiang is 2547 km. It takes approximately 27h 10m to drive from Beijing to Lijiang.
There are 299+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Lijiang, China?
Air China, Shenzhen Airlines, and Sichuan Airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Beijing West Station to Lijiang via Kunming South, Chuxiong, and Lijiang in around 16h 35m.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,200
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,100
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–4,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,400
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,400
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,400
Train from Beijing West Station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,300
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,150–1,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,800–4,000
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
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 Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Adult - second class
- ¥40–65
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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