There are 7 ways to get from India to Lijiang by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CCU - LJG
10h 46m¥872–2,923Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Delhi to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La Countybus
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
3d 1h¥1,014–1,459Fly Chennai International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MAA - LJG
12h 17m¥1,123–2,823Fly Hyderabad to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Hyderabad (HYD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane HYD - LJG
19h 29m¥1,228–3,040Train, drive, train to Shahjalal International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Sealdah to Ranaghat Jntrain
- Drive from Krishngr Cty Jn to Darshana Haltcar
- Take the train from Darshana Halt to Biman Bandartrain
- Fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane DAC - LJG
18h 11m¥942–3,463Fly Kempegowda International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane BLR - LJG
17h 32m¥1,225–2,939Fly Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane CCU - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
15h 36m¥1,197–3,928
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from India to Lijiang is to train and drive and bus which costs ¥1000 - ¥1500 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from India to Lijiang is to fly which takes 10h 46m and costs ¥850 - ¥3000.
The distance between India and Lijiang is 1320 km.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from India to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 2h 30m ahead of India. It is currently 11:35 PM in India and 2:05 AM in Lijiang.
There are 272+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between India and Lijiang, China?
IndiGo Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Yangon, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Don Muang, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,800
Flights from Hyderabad to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Noi Bai International, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Hyderabad to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Don Muang, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Noi Bai International, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Don Muang, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,900
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Don Muang, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,800
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Phuket, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,000
Flights from Hyderabad to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chennai International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Hyderabad to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,900
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Delhi to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–390
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥50–65
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥130–160
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥180–230
- First Class (1A)
- ¥310–390
Train from Sealdah to Ranaghat Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥10–80
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥10–12
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥28–35
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥35–50
- First Class (1A)
- ¥60–80
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Darshana Halt to Biman Bandar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13–123
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- ¥13–40
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- ¥15–22
- Snigdha
- ¥27–70
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- ¥35–50
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- ¥45–50
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- ¥70–100
- AC_B
- ¥121–123
Bus operators
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥151
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La County
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥551
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
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