There are 7 ways to get from Changsha to Lijiang by subway, plane, train, bus, or car
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Line 2 subway to Changsha Huanghua Airport, fly
best- Take the subway from Wuyi Plaza to Changsha South stationsubway
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CSX - LJG
5h 36m¥1,344–2,044Train
cheapest- Take the train from Changsha to Kunmingtrain Beijing West
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain Kunming
26h 26m¥296–551Train via Chuxiong
- Take the train from Changsha South to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
12h 52m¥708–874Train, bus
- 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
17h 18m¥684–813Drive 1,654.1 km
- Drive from Changsha to Lijiangcar 1,654.1 km
17h 46m¥1,443–2,084Train to Hengyang Nanyue Airport, fly
- Take the train from Changsha South to Hengyang Easttrain
- Fly from Hengyang Nanyue Airport (HNY) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane HNY - LJG
5h 58m¥1,234–3,459Bus, train
- Take the bus from Changsha Airport to Zhuzhoubus
- Take the train from Zhuzhou to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
28h 19m¥354–639
Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Changsha to Lijiang is to train which costs ¥290 - ¥550 and takes 26h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Changsha to Lijiang is to line 2 subway and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs ¥1300 - ¥2100.
The distance between Changsha and Lijiang is 1353 km. The road distance is 1654.1 km.
The best way to get from Changsha to Lijiang without a car is to train via Chuxiong which takes 12h 52m and costs ¥700 - ¥900.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Changsha to Lijiang, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Changsha to Lijiang is 1654 km. It takes approximately 17h 46m to drive from Changsha to Lijiang.
There are 275+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Changsha, China and Lijiang, China?
You can take a subway from Rongwanzhen to Lijiang via Changsha South station, Changsha South, Kunming South, Chuxiong, and Lijiang in around 12h 52m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from Hengyang Nanyue Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from Hengyang Nanyue Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Hengyang Nanyue Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from Hengyang Nanyue Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,800
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Wuyi Plaza to Changsha South station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3–5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Changsha South to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥510–560
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,800
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 Changsha South to Hengyang East
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–75
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥110–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥150–220
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
Train from Zhuzhou to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥140–200
- Hard sleeper
- ¥260–360
- Soft sleeper
- ¥420–550
- 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
- Phone
- 0731-96777
- Website
- changsha-airport.com
Bus from Changsha Airport to Zhuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥34
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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