There are 7 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 39m¥2,153–10,085Fly 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 56m¥1,945–8,233Train 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
20h 43m¥4,225–8,231Train 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 50m¥4,417–8,879Fly 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
21h 23m¥2,528–11,190Fly 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 35m¥2,593–10,665Fly Manchester Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport, taxi
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC)plane MAN - XIC
- Take the taxi from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) to Lijiangtaxi
22h 52m¥2,533–8,915
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Lijiang is to train and fly which costs ¥4200 - ¥8500 and takes 20h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Lijiang is to fly which takes 18h 39m and costs ¥2100 - ¥11000.
The distance between Manchester and Lijiang is 8480 km.
It takes approximately 18h 39m to get from Manchester to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:19 PM in Manchester and 2:19 AM in Lijiang.
There are 295+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Lijiang, China?
Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, 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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–13,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–13,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Vienna, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–13,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–13,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
- 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
- 3h 49m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–850
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