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
13h 33m¥2,360–6,068Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MDC - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
16h 11m¥2,132–4,907Fly 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
16h 48m¥2,400–5,448Fly 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
17h 10m¥2,252–5,716Fly 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
17h 26m¥2,635–6,673
Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manado to Lijiang is to fly and train which costs ¥2100 - ¥5000 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Manado to Lijiang is to fly which takes 13h 33m and costs ¥2300 - ¥6500.
The distance between Manado and Lijiang is 3883 km.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Manado to Lijiang, including transfers.
There are 251+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Manado, Indonesia and Lijiang, China?
TransNusa, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,600
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,800
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,600
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sam Ratulangi International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,500
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 34m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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