There are 9 ways to get from Busan to Lijiang by plane, train, ferry, taxi, bus, or car
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane PUS - LJG
9h 47m¥877–3,628Train, ferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Zhengzhou East Stationtrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
39h 36m¥2,197–2,798Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane TAE - LJG
11h 32m¥1,095–4,561Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane PUS - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
16h 53m¥1,567–4,808Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane PUS - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
14h 9m¥1,119–3,476Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane TAE - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
20h 53m¥1,635–5,641Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane ICN - LJG
12h 41m¥992–2,912Train, ferry via Chengdu
- Take the train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Chengdu East Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
42h 54m¥2,327–2,878Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Asan Station to Anjung Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Drive from Rizhao Port to Lianyungang Eastcar
- Take the train from Lianyungang East to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
2d 22h¥1,379–2,321
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Lijiang is to train and bus and fly which costs ¥950 - ¥3000 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Lijiang is to fly which takes 9h 47m and costs ¥850 - ¥3700.
The distance between Busan and Lijiang is 2918 km.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Busan to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 5:34 PM in Busan and 4:34 PM in Lijiang.
There are 99+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Lijiang, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Cheju, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,800
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Cheju, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Zhangjiajie Hehua, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Qingdao, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,700
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Zhangjiajie Hehua, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Qingdao, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Cheju, Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,700
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shijiazhuang Zhengding
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shijiazhuang Zhengding
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–250
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥210–250
- First Class
- ¥310–350
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥85–180
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥85–180
- First Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–250
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥200–250
- First Class
- ¥290–350
Train from Rizhao West to Zhengzhou East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥250–280
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥420–460
- Business Class Seat
- ¥600–850
Train from Zhengzhou East to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
Train from Rizhao West to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,350
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,600
Train from Chengdu East to Chuxiong
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥550–600
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥900–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
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 Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–196
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥70–100
- First Class
- ¥95–140
- Economy Class
- ¥196
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–420
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥190–270
- First Class
- ¥290–420
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–340
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥160–220
- First Class
- ¥230–340
Train from Asan Station to Anjung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥30–45
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥30–45
- First Class
- ¥30–45
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥39–40
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥39–40
Train from Lianyungang East to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–370
- Hard sleeper
- ¥480–700
- Soft sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
- 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
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥74
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥74–79
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥667–828
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥828
- Business
- ¥667
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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