There are 5 ways to get from Kuching to Lijiang by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane KCH - LJG
10h 8m¥1,175–4,985Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane KCH - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
12h 46m¥1,146–3,126Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane KCH - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
15h 5m¥1,367–4,033Fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane KCH - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
14h 18m¥1,650–4,790Fly to Ninglang Luguhu Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH)plane KCH - NLH
- Take the taxi from Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH) to Lijiangtaxi
14h 16m¥1,485–3,665
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuching to Lijiang is to fly and train which costs ¥1100 - ¥3200 and takes 12h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Lijiang is to fly which takes 10h 8m and costs ¥1100 - ¥5000.
The distance between Kuching and Lijiang is 3038 km.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Kuching to Lijiang, including transfers.
There are 251+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Lijiang, China?
Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Senai, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Senai, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,700
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ninglang Luguhu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ninglang Luguhu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,800
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ninglang Luguhu Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,800
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Haikou, Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
- 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 27m
- Estimated price
- ¥330–400
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