There are 7 ways to get from Tokyo to Lijiang by plane, car, car ferry, taxi, bus, or train
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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 14m¥1,045–3,655Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane NRT - LJG
12h 3m¥1,037–3,357Drive, 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¥3,429–4,947Fly 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 45m¥1,585–5,035Fly 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 31m¥1,337–4,103Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- 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 25m¥1,229–3,805Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Diqing Shangri-La Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG)plane NRT - DIG
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
16h 17m¥1,512–5,362
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 - ¥3400 and takes 12h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Lijiang is to fly which takes 11h 14m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3700.
The distance between Tokyo and Lijiang is 3916 km.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Tokyo to Lijiang, including transfers.
Lijiang is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 2:04 PM in Tokyo and 1:04 PM in Lijiang.
There are 291+ hotels available in Lijiang.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Lijiang, China?
Tianjin 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
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–8,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,600
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,100
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Diqing Shangri-La Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,900
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥180–240
- Ordinary Car
- ¥110–150
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
- 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
- ¥865–1,081
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥865
- 1st Class
- ¥1,081
- Special Class
- ¥1,730
- VIP
- ¥4,324
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
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