There are 6 ways to get from Lijiang to Sydney by plane, taxi, or train
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Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LJG - SYD
16h 45m$432–1,527Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KMG - SYD
20h 6m$419–1,181Taxi to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lijiang to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)taxi
- Fly from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane PZI - SYD
20h 13m$456–1,338Train to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lijiang to Shangri-Latrain
- Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DIG - SYD
18h 17m$537–1,850Train to Dali Huangcaoba, fly
- Take the train from Lijiang to Xiangyuntrain
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DLU - SYD
19h$435–1,466Taxi to Xichang Qingshan Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lijiang to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC)taxi
- Fly from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane XIC - SYD
28h 4m$506–1,398
Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lijiang to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $410 - $1,200 and takes 20h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lijiang to Sydney is to fly which takes 16h 45m and costs $430 - $1,600.
The distance between Lijiang and Sydney is 8652 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Lijiang to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 3h ahead of Lijiang. It is currently 7:16 PM in Lijiang and 10:16 PM in Sydney.
There are 4636+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Lijiang, China and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, Beijing Capital, and four other airlines fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- 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
- $480–1,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Train from Lijiang to Shangri-La
- Adult - second class
- $9–14
Train from Lijiang to Xiangyun
- Adult - second class
- $13–19
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- $29–45
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Estimated price
- $95–180
Lijiang Taxi
- Phone
- +86 887 8223 198
Lijiang Taxi
- Phone
- +86 887 8223 198
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