There are 6 ways to get from Kuching to Lijiang by plane, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane KCH - LJG
12h 43m¥875–3,185Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane KCH - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
12h 46m¥947–3,124Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane KCH - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
16h 9m¥1,415–3,765Fly 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
11h 38m¥1,250–4,290Fly 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 30m¥1,067–3,333Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Baoshan (BSD)plane KCH - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Lijiangtaxi
15h 20m¥1,955–5,415
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuching to Lijiang is to fly which costs ¥850 - ¥3200 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Lijiang is to fly and train which takes 11h 38m and costs ¥1200 - ¥4300.
The distance between Kuching and Lijiang is 3038 km.
It takes approximately 12h 43m to get from Kuching to Lijiang, including transfers.
There are 99+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Lijiang, China?
Malindo Airways, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Senai, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,100
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,200
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Senai, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,100
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–12,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Baoshan via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Baoshan via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Baoshan via Haikou, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,200
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,100
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,700
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Penang, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Senai, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,700
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Singapore Changi, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,100
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,800
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,800
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,200
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Senai, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,100
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,800
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Baoshan via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Baoshan via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–12,000
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
- 3h 18m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–850
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