There are 5 ways to get from Moscow to Lijiang by plane, car, 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 Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SVO - LJG
16h 18m¥2,251–6,559Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
cheapest- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane VKO - LJG
19h 53m¥2,031–6,044Drive 7,408.1 km
- Drive from Moscow to Lijiangcar 7,408.1 km
4d 1h¥6,361–9,188Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SVO - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
19h 10m¥2,243–6,207Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane SVO - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
21h 45m¥2,326–7,664
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Lijiang is to fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥6500 and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Lijiang is to fly which takes 16h 18m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7000.
The distance between Moscow and Lijiang is 5961 km. The road distance is 7408.1 km.
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from Moscow to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 5h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 1:01 PM in Moscow and 6:01 PM in Lijiang.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Lijiang is 7408 km. It takes approximately 4 days 1h to drive from Moscow to Lijiang.
There are 308+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Lijiang, China?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nur-Sultan, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Almaty, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Pulkovo, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Samarkand, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Urumqi, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Pulkovo, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Urumqi, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shimkent, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,500
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Samarkand, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tashkent, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Train operators
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Bus operators
- 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
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