There are 6 ways to get from Busan to Lijiang by plane, train, ferry, car, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 22m¥1,328–3,129Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
cheapest- 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¥1,320–3,677Train, 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¥1,439–2,479Train 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¥1,398–4,366Fly 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
11h 36m¥1,568–3,809Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane TAE - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
15h 29m¥1,590–4,414
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Lijiang is to fly which costs ¥1300 - ¥3200 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Lijiang is to fly which takes 9h 22m and costs ¥1300 - ¥3200.
The distance between Busan and Lijiang is 2918 km.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Busan to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 5:54 AM in Busan and 4:54 AM in Lijiang.
There are 320+ 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.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Cheju, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,400
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–370
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥170–240
- First Class
- ¥260–370
Train from Asan Station to Anjung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥30–70
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥30–50
- First Class
- ¥30–50
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–150
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥80–110
- First Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–150
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥80–110
- First Class
- ¥100–150
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- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–270
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥210–270
- First Class
- ¥310–390
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥90–200
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥90–200
- First Class
- ¥130–190
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥90–200
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥90–200
- First Class
- ¥130–190
Train from Lianyungang East to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–370
- Hard sleeper
- ¥480–700
- Soft sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥43–44
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥43–44
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥43–44
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥43–44
Bus operators
- 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
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
Ferry operators
- 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
- ¥729–904
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥904
- Business
- ¥729
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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