There are 4 ways to get from Manado to Lijiang by plane, taxi, bus, 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.
Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MDC - LJG
14h 3m¥2,257–6,064Fly 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
19h 58m¥2,597–6,644Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- 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¥2,349–6,212Fly 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
14h 8m¥2,732–8,669
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 ¥2200 - ¥6500 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Lijiang is to fly which takes 14h 3m and costs ¥2200 - ¥6500.
The distance between Manado and Lijiang is 3883 km.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Manado to Lijiang, including transfers.
There are 321+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Lijiang, China?
China Southern Airlines and TransNusa fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–14,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
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 34m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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