There are 7 ways to get from Lijiang to Ruili by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Luxi, taxi
best- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Luxi (LUM)LJG - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Ruili
3h 49m¥530–2,720Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lijiang to Kunming Station
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Ruili
20h 48m¥362–559Train, bus
- Take the train from Lijiang to KunmingLijiang
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Ruili
17h 31mDrive 565.8 km
- Drive from Lijiang to Ruili565.8 km
6h 14m¥507–732Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Baoshan (BSD)LJG - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Ruili
8h 44m¥3,810–18,500Fly Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Tengchong (TCZ)LJG - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Ruili
7h 16m¥1,510–6,870Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly to Luxi, taxi
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Luxi (LUM)DIG - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Ruili
7h 6m¥1,260–3,710
Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Luxi (LUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lijiang to Ruili is to bus which costs ¥360 - ¥600 and takes 20h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Lijiang to Ruili is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 49m and costs ¥500 - ¥2800.
The distance between Lijiang and Ruili is 425 km. The road distance is 565.8 km.
The best way to get from Lijiang to Ruili without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Lijiang to Ruili, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lijiang to Ruili is 566 km. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Lijiang to Ruili.
There are one+ hotels available in Ruili.
What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Ruili, China?
You can take a bus from Lijiang to Ruili via Kunming Station, Kunming Station, South Ring Road, Donfeng Square, West Bus Station, and Kunming West in around 20h 48m.
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- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Baoshan via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–22,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–27,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tengchong via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Luxi via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–27,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥350–2,500
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–18,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Luxi via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming West to Ruili
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥210–300
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lijiang to Kunming Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–240
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- ¥160–480
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