There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Lijiang by plane, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane ORD - LJG
29h 18m¥2,037–11,055Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MDW - LJG
27h 1m¥3,537–18,055Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane ORD - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
36h 57m¥3,512–15,160Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane ORD - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
32h 19m¥3,477–13,635Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ORD - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
29h 50m¥3,009–12,294Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane ORD - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
32h 45m¥2,329–12,203
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Lijiang is to fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥12000 and takes 29h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Lijiang is to fly which takes 27h 1m and costs ¥3500 - ¥19000.
The distance between Chicago and Lijiang is 12395 km.
It takes approximately 29h 18m to get from Chicago to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 13h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:11 AM in Chicago and 5:11 PM in Lijiang.
There are 299+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Lijiang, China?
Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–42,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Incheon, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Tokyo Narita, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–42,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hong Kong, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–17,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–17,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–16,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–18,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–12,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–21,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–18,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
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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