There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Lijiang by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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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 34m¥2,562–7,062Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SEA - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Lijiangtrain
28h 11m¥2,434–7,301Fly 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
33h 49m¥3,237–9,167Fly 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
25h 51m¥2,754–7,710Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport, taxi
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC)plane SEA - XIC
- Take the taxi from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) to Lijiangtaxi
27h 2m¥2,942–7,392Fly 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 35m¥2,702–7,642Fly 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 51m¥2,910–8,478
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 ¥2500 - ¥7500 and takes 22h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Lijiang is to fly which takes 21h 51m and costs ¥2900 - ¥8500.
The distance between Seattle and Lijiang is 10794 km.
It takes approximately 22h 34m to get from Seattle to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 16h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 3:30 PM in Seattle and 7:30 AM in Lijiang.
There are 278+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Lijiang, China?
Hainan, China West Air, and seven other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Chongqing, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
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
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday 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 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–27,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Tokyo Narita, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tokyo Narita, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tokyo Narita, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–14,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Incheon, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Vancouver International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- cgzair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport via Incheon, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
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
- 3h 49m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–850
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