There are 5 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
16h 8m¥1,860–6,567Fly 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 5m¥2,600–7,147Fly 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
18h 25m¥2,252–6,715Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MDC - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
15h 1m¥1,932–6,306Fly 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¥3,035–8,672
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 ¥1800 - ¥7000 and takes 16h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Lijiang is to fly and train which takes 14h 8m and costs ¥3000 - ¥9000.
The distance between Manado and Lijiang is 3883 km.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Manado to Lijiang, including transfers.
There are 293+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Lijiang, China?
TransNusa, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
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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