There are 4 ways to get from Manado to Lijiang by plane, taxi, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MDC - LJG
12h 23m¥2,158–6,565Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane MDC - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
16h 50m¥2,150–6,713Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane MDC - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
17h 30m¥2,498–7,145Fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane MDC - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
13h 33m¥2,933–9,170
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manado to Lijiang is to fly which costs ¥2100 - ¥7000 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Lijiang is to fly which takes 12h 23m and costs ¥2100 - ¥7000.
The distance between Manado and Lijiang is 3883 km.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Manado to Lijiang, including transfers.
There are 334+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Lijiang, China?
China Southern Airlines, Lucky Air Co. Ltd., and two other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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