There are 9 ways to get from Changde to Lijiang by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Changde to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Changde (CGD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CGD - LJG
5h 53m¥614–1,972Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Changde to Huaihuatrain
- Take the train from Huaihua to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Lijiangbus
32h 41m¥309–608Train via Zhangjiajie
- Take the train from Changde to Zhangjiajie West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Zhangjiajie West Station to Huaihua Southtrain
- Take the train from Huaihua South to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
14h 15m¥740–900Bus, train
- Take the bus from Changde Civil Aviation Ticket Office to Changsha Airportbus
- Take the train from Changsha South to Guiyang Northtrain
- Take the train from Guiyang North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Lijiangbus
20h 47m¥797–924Drive 1,532 km
- Drive from Changde to Lijiangcar 1,532 km
16h 18m¥1,335–1,928Train to Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Changde to Zhangjiajie West Stationtrain
- Fly from Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport (DYG) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane DYG - LJG
8h 45m¥1,912–3,622Fly Changde to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Changde (CGD) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane CGD - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
7h 18m¥1,639–5,677Train to Changsha Huanghua Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Changde to Changsha stationtrain
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CSX - LJG
6h 30m¥1,767–2,634Train
- Take the train from Changde to Huaihuatrain
- Take the train from Huaihua to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
27h 46m¥315–633
Changde (CGD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Changde to Lijiang is to train which costs ¥310 - ¥650 and takes 27h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Changde to Lijiang is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs ¥600 - ¥2000.
The distance between Changde and Lijiang is 1197 km. The road distance is 1532 km.
The best way to get from Changde to Lijiang without a car is to train via Zhangjiajie which takes 14h 15m and costs ¥700 - ¥900.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Changde to Lijiang, including transfers.
The best way to get from Changde to Lijiang is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs ¥600 - ¥2000. Alternatively, you can train via Zhangjiajie, which costs ¥700 - ¥900 and takes 14h 15m.
Yes, the driving distance between Changde to Lijiang is 1532 km. It takes approximately 16h 18m to drive from Changde to Lijiang.
There are 299+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Changde, China and Lijiang, China?
Tianjin Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Changde (CGD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Changde to Lijiang via Zhangjiajie West Station, Huaihua South, Kunming South, Chuxiong, and Lijiang in around 14h 15m.
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Changde to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
Flights from Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,200
Flights from Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,200
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Changde to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
Flights from Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Changde to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Changde to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–10,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Changde to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,000
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–2,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–2,500
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–2,500
Train from Changde to Zhangjiajie West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥105–115
- Business Class Seat
- ¥140–210
Train from Zhangjiajie West Station to Huaihua South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥110–120
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥180–200
- Business Class Seat
- ¥250–360
Train from Huaihua South to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥370–400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥610–660
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,300
Train from Changsha South to Guiyang North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥310–340
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥510–560
- Business Class Seat
- ¥750–1,100
Train from Guiyang North to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥350–380
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Changde to Changsha station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥90–100
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- Business Class Seat
- ¥200–290
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 Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Changde to Changsha station
- Hard Seat
- ¥29–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–140
Train from Changde to Huaihua
- Hard Seat
- ¥50–70
- Hard sleeper
- ¥95–140
- Soft sleeper
- ¥160–210
Train from Huaihua to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥100–270
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ¥100–140
- Hard sleeper
- ¥190–270
- Soft sleeper
- ¥310–400
- Phone
- 0731-96777
- Website
- changsha-airport.com
Bus from Changde Civil Aviation Ticket Office to Changsha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥97
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming West to Lijiang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–202
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥140–190
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