There are 5 ways to get from Lijiang to Sydney by taxi, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Lijiang to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)
- Fly from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)PZI - SYD
18h 34m$569–1,542Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)LJG - SYD
19h 16m$522–1,527Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)DIG - SYD
18h 18m$739–2,347Train to Dali Huangcaoba, fly
- Take the train from Lijiang to Xiangyun
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)DLU - SYD
21h 1mTaxi to Xichang Qingshan Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lijiang to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC)
- Fly from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)XIC - SYD
22h 35m$591–1,503
Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lijiang to Sydney is to fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 19h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lijiang to Sydney is to train and fly which takes 18h 18m and costs $700 - $2,400.
The distance between Lijiang and Sydney is 8740 km.
It takes approximately 18h 34m to get from Lijiang to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 3h ahead of Lijiang. It is currently 7:52 PM in Lijiang and 10:52 PM in Sydney.
There are 4651+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
Train from Lijiang to Xiangyun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Estimated price
- $100–180
Lijiang Taxi
- Phone
- +86 887 8223 198
Lijiang Taxi
- Phone
- +86 887 8223 198
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