There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Lijiang by train, plane, bus, or taxi
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Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)JFK - LJG
25h 17m¥3,398–14,314Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)EWR - LJG
25h 56m¥3,191–10,553Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)PHL - LJG
28h 31m¥4,228–11,953Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)PHL - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
30h 18m¥4,821–13,496Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)PHL - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiang
27h 57m¥4,325–11,921Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)JFK - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiang
30h 44mFly Philadelphia International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)PHL - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
30h 11m¥5,473–15,344
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Lijiang is to train and fly which costs ¥3100 - ¥11000 and takes 25h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Lijiang is to train and fly which takes 25h 17m and costs ¥3400 - ¥15000.
The distance between Philadelphia and Lijiang is 12707 km.
It takes approximately 25h 17m to get from Philadelphia to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 13h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 5:29 AM in Philadelphia and 6:29 PM in Lijiang.
There are 249+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Lijiang, China?
American Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Rome, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Rome, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–14,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Vienna, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Milan Malpensa, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Rome, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Rome, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–14,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Madrid, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–16,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Rome, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–12,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Vienna, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Rome, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–14,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–12,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Milan Malpensa, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via London Heathrow, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–11,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–15,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–13,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥85–1,600
- Business Class
- ¥420–1,900
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥75–1,600
- Business Class
- ¥400–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥150–2,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥70–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- ¥120–200
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- ¥70–450
- Business - advance purchase
- ¥95–650
- Business Class
- ¥160–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–4,200
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥140–3,200
- First Class
- ¥900–4,200
Train from Kunming to Lijiang
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥65–90
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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