There are 6 ways to get from Manchester to Lijiang by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly Manchester Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MAN - LJG
18h 49m¥1,854–8,585Train 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 33m¥4,150–8,239Fly Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane MAN - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
21h 36m¥1,946–8,733Fly 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 48m¥2,529–12,190Train 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¥4,442–8,887Fly 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
22h 45m¥2,694–9,165
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Lijiang is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥9000 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Lijiang is to fly which takes 18h 49m and costs ¥1800 - ¥9000.
The distance between Manchester and Lijiang is 8480 km.
It takes approximately 18h 49m to get from Manchester to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 7h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:30 AM in Manchester and 3:30 PM in Lijiang.
There are 99+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Lijiang, China?
Juneyao Airlines, Hainan, and three 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–14,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–14,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Milan Malpensa, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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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