There are 6 ways to get from Tokyo to Lijiang by plane, car, car ferry, train, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane HND - LJG
11h 34m¥1,443–4,255Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station 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
12h 21m¥1,269–2,684Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Lijiangcar
3d 9h¥3,268–4,831Fly 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
17h 59m¥1,783–4,535Fly 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¥1,535–4,403Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station 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¥1,361–3,732
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Lijiang is to train and fly which costs ¥1200 - ¥2700 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Lijiang is to fly which takes 11h 34m and costs ¥1400 - ¥4300.
The distance between Tokyo and Lijiang is 3916 km.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Tokyo to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 2:59 PM in Tokyo and 1:59 PM in Lijiang.
There are 319+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Lijiang, China?
Japan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and six 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 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
- 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
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,500
- 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
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,600
- 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
- ¥1,400–4,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station 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
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station 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
- JR EAST
- 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
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
- ¥846–1,057
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥846
- 1st Class
- ¥1,057
- Special Class
- ¥1,691
- VIP
- ¥4,228
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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