There are 6 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)KCH - LJG
10h 43m¥1,175–5,086Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)KCH - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiang
12h 46mFly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)KCH - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
15h 5m¥1,367–4,014Fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)KCH - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
15h 48m¥1,554–4,675Fly to Ninglang Luguhu Airport, taxi
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH)KCH - NLH
- Take the taxi from Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH) to Lijiang
16h 1m¥1,485–3,666Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Baoshan (BSD)KCH - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Lijiang
15h 10m¥1,755–4,116
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 taxi which costs ¥1400 - ¥3700 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Lijiang is to fly which takes 10h 43m and costs ¥1100 - ¥5500.
The distance between Kuching and Lijiang is 3038 km.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Kuching to Lijiang, including transfers.
There are 260+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Lijiang, China?
9 Air Co Ltd, Beijing Capital, and four other airlines fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) once 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
- ¥1,300–4,500
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 20m
- 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
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Haikou, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Senai, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
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
- ¥1,500–4,500
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
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ninglang Luguhu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- 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
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Baoshan via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Baoshan via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Baoshan via Senai, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Baoshan via Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- 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 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,900
- Website
- rlair.net
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 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Haikou, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥65–90
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥330–850
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