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Transportation in Lijiang
Lijiang is not connected by rail so it can be reached either by air or by road.
Getting around Lijiang can be done using the city buses or taxis. If you have enough energy you can even try travelling everywhere on a bicycle. Long walks are highly recommended when sightseeing in Lijiang.
Hire a bicycle and explore the town in an environmentally friendly way!
Our
Lijiang Transportation Guide below will tell you all you need to know about getting to and getting around Lijiang. To help you see and experience the best that the city of Lijiang has to offer we have many
Lijiang tours and activities available. For some great general travel information about getting to, from and around China see our
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Lijiang Transportation Guide
Getting to Lijiang
You can board buses at the bus station which is situated south of the old city. Bus # 11 will take you to the Old Town. You can ask to get off at Baixing
supermarket. The other way to get to the Old Town is to take a taxi.
The airport is a 40-minute ride by taxi and will set you back by 80RMB/CNY (Renminbi is the official
currency in China). The airport booking office provides buses for passengers to travel to and from the Old Town and the bus timings are set to suit flight timings. The Lijiang airport operates about a dozen flights a day.
By air
Lijiang Airport (LJG), about 28 km (17.4 miles) south of Lijiang is situated at an altitude of about 7357.6 feet. Built in 1995, LJG is one of the busiest moderate-sized airports in
Yunnan Province. From here, travellers can connect to Kunming,
Beijing, Xishuangbanna,
Shanghai, Chengdu,
Guizhou, Guangzhou, Guiyang and Shenzhen. However, most tourists choose to fly first to Kunming and then to Lijiang or take the bus from Kunming to Lijiang. The much bigger Kunming Wujiaba International Airport offers international services and a wide range of domestic flights.
From Lijiang Airport, you can get to the city by taxi or airport shuttle bus. These buses will take you to the civil aviation ticket office in the Lantian Hotel from where you can take a taxi to the Old Town. The trip to the hotel from the airport takes about half an hour. You can also travel to the Old Town from the airport by taxi.
The
Kunming Wujiaba International Airport operates several domestic and international flights. From Lijiang Airport you can take either a taxi or a shuttle bus to the city. The shuttle buses can be boarded at the Lantian Hotel civil aviation ticket office in the city. The shuttle buses charge around CNY15 per head. Once in the city you will want to go to the Old Town which will take you half an hour by bus. A taxi will charge you CNY10 for this trip. A taxi ride from the airport directly to the Old Town will cost you CNY80.
By long-distance bus
Popular vote says that it is most convenient to
travel to Lijiang city by bus. Being located at the interface of Tibet, Sichuan province and Yunnan, the highways are well connected and developed. So visitors find it easy to travel between destinations like
Shangri-La, Kunming, and Dali by road. Buses operate daily between Lijiang and Panzhihua of Sichuan Province.
Passengers can board buses at any of the four coach stations that have been set up for scheduled long-distance buses.
By city-bus
Increased tourist traffic has been an incentive for Lijiang's city buses to provide better service in the recent years. Buses run on several routes, connecting all corners of the new city. The fares charged range from CNY0.5 to CNY1. Bus # 7 that leaves from Hongtaiyang Square in the north of the Old Town takes passengers to the
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Bus # 8 runs a circular route, with its starting point at the
department store. Vehicles are not allowed into the Old Town.
By taxi
Around one thousand taxis operate in Lijiang city. There are both small taxis and larger taxis known as
Santana taxis. The small taxis charge CNY6 for the first three kilometres and then CNY1.6 per kilometre travelled. The Santana taxis charge CNY7 for the first 3 kilometres and then CNY1.8 for the additional ones. Inside urban areas fares are open to bargaining. For travelling outside the city you will find it cheaper to rent a car.
Rental cars in Lijiang, however, become scarce during the peak tourist season.
By bicycle
You can do your sightseeing on rented bicycles too. Several places where is close to old town, A li ba ba and Peter's cafe in Red Sun Square rent out bicycles, charging CNY15~CNY20 for the day. Taking a
Lijiang Bicycle tour is a great, environmentally friendly way to see the best of Lijiang.
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