There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Lijiang by plane, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MEL - LJG
17h 9m¥2,307–5,607Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MEL - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
20h 51m¥2,178–5,048Fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane MEL - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
20h 36m¥2,499–6,255Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane MEL - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
19h 50m¥2,247–6,687Fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane MEL - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
20h 23m¥2,882–8,212Fly to Xichang Qingshan Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC)plane MEL - XIC
- Take the taxi from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) to Lijiangtaxi
21h 52m¥2,687–6,437
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Lijiang is to fly and train which costs ¥2100 - ¥5500 and takes 20h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Lijiang is to fly which takes 17h 9m and costs ¥2300 - ¥6000.
The distance between Melbourne and Lijiang is 8583 km.
It takes approximately 17h 9m to get from Melbourne to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:36 PM in Melbourne and 4:36 PM in Lijiang.
There are 269+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Lijiang, China?
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥140–200
- 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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