There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Lijiang by plane, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SEA - LJG
22h 24m¥2,061–10,061Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane SEA - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
30h 24m¥3,036–13,166Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane SEA - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
31h 40m¥2,601–9,141Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SEA - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
26h 26m¥2,133–10,300Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SEA - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
24h 41m¥2,253–9,709Fly Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbourplane
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane YVR - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
25h 6m¥3,449–13,571Fly Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Fly from Seattle - Lake Union to Vancouver Harbourplane
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane YVR - LJG
21h 36m¥2,774–10,466
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Lijiang is to fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥11000 and takes 22h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Lijiang is to fly which takes 21h 36m and costs ¥2700 - ¥11000.
The distance between Seattle and Lijiang is 10794 km.
It takes approximately 22h 24m to get from Seattle to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 15h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 8:28 PM in Seattle and 11:28 AM in Lijiang.
There are 99+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Lijiang, China?
Hainan, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–34,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Tokyo Narita, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–10,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–14,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–13,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–13,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tokyo Narita, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–17,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–10,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–14,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Xiamen, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–13,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tokyo Narita, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–17,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–14,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–10,000
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
- 2h 36m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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