There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Lijiang by plane, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Manchester Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MAN - LJG
18h 52m¥2,746–8,574Fly Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane MAN - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
21h 59m¥2,138–6,722Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LHR - LJG
19h 28m¥3,190–9,118Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LGW - LJG
21h 11m¥2,888–8,116Fly Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane MAN - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
23h 34m¥2,421–7,679Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LHR - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
24h 20m¥3,382–9,266Fly Manchester Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane MAN - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
20h 26m¥2,786–7,654
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Lijiang is to fly and bus which costs ¥2100 - ¥7000 and takes 21h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Lijiang is to fly which takes 18h 52m and costs ¥2700 - ¥9000.
The distance between Manchester and Lijiang is 8480 km.
It takes approximately 18h 52m to get from Manchester to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 7h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:27 AM in Manchester and 1:27 PM in Lijiang.
There are 269+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Lijiang, China?
Juneyao Airlines, Hainan, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Milan Malpensa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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
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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