There are 9 ways to get from Lijiang to Phnom Penh by plane, train, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Krong Ta Khmau
best- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Krong Ta Khmau (KTI)LJG - KTI
10h 8m$124–494Train, bus via Vientiane
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Take the bus from Southern Bus Station Vientiane to Phnom Penh
40h 40mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Hekou North
- Take the train from Sapa Lao Cai to Ha Noi
- Take the train from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City
- Take the bus from Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
41h 12mDrive 2,367.5 km
- Drive from Lijiang to Phnom Penh2,367.5 km
31h 55m$309–447Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly to Krong Ta Khmau
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Krong Ta Khmau (KTI)DIG - KTI
14h 25m$175–667Taxi to Ninglang Luguhu Airport, fly to Krong Ta Khmau
- Take the taxi from Lijiang to Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH)
- Fly from Ninglang Luguhu Airport (NLH) to Krong Ta Khmau (KTI)NLH - KTI
10h 42m$143–447Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)LJG - SGN
- Take the bus from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh
13h 7m$150–500Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly to Krong Ta Khmau
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Krong Ta Khmau (KTI)KMG - KTI
12h 4mBus, taxi
- Take the bus from Lijiang to Kunming Station
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientiane
- Take the bus from Vientiane to Si Phan Don
- Take the taxi from Don Det, Laos to Phnom Penh
2d 8h$231–545
Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Krong Ta Khmau (KTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lijiang to Phnom Penh is to fly which costs $120 - $500 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Lijiang to Phnom Penh is to fly which takes 10h 8m and costs $120 - $500.
The distance between Lijiang and Phnom Penh is 1830 km. The road distance is 2367.5 km.
The best way to get from Lijiang to Phnom Penh without a car is to train and bus via Vientiane which takes 40h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Lijiang to Phnom Penh, including transfers.
Phnom Penh is 1h behind Lijiang. It is currently 6:00 PM in Lijiang and 5:00 PM in Phnom Penh.
Yes, the driving distance between Lijiang to Phnom Penh is 2368 km. It takes approximately 31h 55m to drive from Lijiang to Phnom Penh.
There are 466+ hotels available in Phnom Penh.
What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Phnom Penh, Cambodia?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Krong Ta Khmau (KTI) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Ninglang Luguhu Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Krong Ta Khmau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- cambodia-airways.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–370
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–370
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–390
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Tan Son Nhat International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Tan Son Nhat International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- cambodiaangkorair.com
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Krong Ta Khmau via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–420
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–80
- First Class
- $90–120
Train from Kunming Station to Hekou North
- Phone
- 19006469
- support1@dsvn.vn
- Website
- dsvn.vn
Train from Sapa Lao Cai to Ha Noi
- Soft seat, air-conditioned
- $9–14
- soft seat, air-conditioned
- $8–12
- Bed, air-conditioned
- $10–14
Train from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City
- Soft seat, air-conditioned
- $50–75
- soft seat, air-conditioned
- $40–65
- Bed, air-conditioned
- $45–70
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Southern Bus Station Vientiane to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $69–70
- Book at
- bookaway.com
- Phone
- (+855) 81 911 911
- support@virakbuntham.com
- Website
- vireakbuntham.com
Bus from Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
- Phone
- +855 23 222 838
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +84 28 38389593
- info@thesinhtourist.vn
- Website
- thesinhtourist.vn
Bus from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- thesinhtourist.vn
- Phone
- +84 28 3837 0969
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lijiang to Kunming Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Phone
- +856 21 254512-5
- booking@soutchai.com
- Website
- soutchaitravel.com
Bus from Vientiane to Si Phan Don
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Schedules at
- soutchaitravel.com
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Estimated price
- $45–370
Lijiang Taxi
- Phone
- +86 887 8223 198
SRL Transport
- Phone
- (+855) 97 592 1111
- Website
- siemreaptolao.com
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