There are 6 ways to get from Tokyo to Lijiang by plane, car, car ferry, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane HND - LJG
11h 44m¥2,245–3,654Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 東京 Tōkyō to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane NRT - LJG
11h 56m¥1,070–3,985Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Lijiangcar
3d 9h¥3,422–4,837Fly Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane HND - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Lijiangtaxi
13h 9m¥1,785–6,134Fly Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane HND - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
15h 26m¥1,637–4,702Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Take the train from 東京 Tōkyō to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane NRT - DLU
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
15h 18m¥1,462–4,133
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Lijiang is to train and fly which costs ¥1000 - ¥4000 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Lijiang is to fly which takes 11h 44m and costs ¥2200 - ¥3700.
The distance between Tokyo and Lijiang is 3916 km.
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from Tokyo to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 2:51 AM in Tokyo and 1:51 AM in Lijiang.
There are 322+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Lijiang, China?
Japan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,900
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–19,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–15,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,700
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 東京 Tōkyō to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–65
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- 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
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,062
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥850
- 1st Class
- ¥1,062
- Special Class
- ¥1,699
- VIP
- ¥4,248
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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