There are 6 ways to get from Foshan to Lijiang by plane, train, bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Foshan Shadi Airport
best- Fly from Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane FUO - LJG
5h 55m¥2,684–4,895Train
cheapest- Take the train from Foshan to Kunmingtrain Shenzhen East
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain Kunming
32h 55m¥325–620Train via Chuxiong
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chuxiongtrain
- Take the train from Chuxiong to Lijiangtrain
14h 55m¥569–1,223Bus
- Take the bus from Guangzhou to Kunming Eastbus
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Lijiangbus KunmLijiang
36h 59m¥466–723Drive 1,744.2 km
- Drive from Foshan to Lijiangcar 1,744.2 km
18h 21m¥1,519–2,194Subway to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Lijiao to Guangzhou Airport Southsubway
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CAN - LJG
6h¥1,329–1,939
Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Foshan to Lijiang is to train which costs ¥320 - ¥650 and takes 32h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Foshan to Lijiang is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs ¥2600 - ¥4900.
The distance between Foshan and Lijiang is 1395 km. The road distance is 1744.2 km.
The best way to get from Foshan to Lijiang without a car is to train via Chuxiong which takes 14h 55m and costs ¥550 - ¥1300.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Foshan to Lijiang, including transfers.
The best way to get from Foshan to Lijiang is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs ¥2600 - ¥4900. Alternatively, you can train via Chuxiong, which costs ¥550 - ¥1300 and takes 14h 55m, you could also bus, which costs ¥460 - ¥750 and takes 36h 59m.
Yes, the driving distance between Foshan to Lijiang is 1744 km. It takes approximately 18h 21m to drive from Foshan to Lijiang.
There are 278+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Foshan, China and Lijiang, China?
China United, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Chao An to Lijiang via Nanzhou, Guangzhou South, Guangzhou South station, Kunming South, Chuxiong, and Lijiang in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–12,000
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–6,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,800
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–12,000
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–12,000
Train from Guangzhou South station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥370–900
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥370–550
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥650–900
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 Guangzhou South station to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥560–610
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥900–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
Train from Chuxiong to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–140
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
- Phone
- (86) 020-96891
- 96891@gzmtr.com
- Website
- gzmtr.com
Subway from Lijiao to Guangzhou Airport South
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥7–10
- Schedules at
- gzmtr.com
Train from Foshan to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥160–220
- Hard sleeper
- ¥280–400
- Soft sleeper
- ¥460–600
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Guangzhou to Kunming East
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥310–440
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥310–440
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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