By Air
Most passengers first take a fight to Kunming and then transfer by bus/plane to Lijiang. Now there are direct flights from Shanghai to Lijiang.
Lijiang airport is 28km from the city center. It takes 40 minutes to travel by plane from Kunming to Lijiang and the ticket price is about RMB 530. The passengers can buy tickets at Shengmin airline ticket center on Tuodong Road, Kuming (opposite to Provencal Tobacco Building, Sheng Yancao Dalou in Chinese) and Fuhui Road in Lijiang.
In Lijiang Airport there are airport shuttle buses traveling between the airport and the town. The terminal is at the entrance of Xincheng Yunnan airlines ticket office. The shuttle bus passes an entrance to the ancient city of Lijiang. The whole journey takes 30 minutes and the ticket price is RMB 10. At the entrance to the ancient city of Lijiang passengers can take a taxi (RMB 6) and arrive at the center of the ancient city of Lijiang. To arrive at the airport directly, take the No. 1 Bus at New Street (Xin Dajie).
By Bus
Bus stations
Lijiang Transport Service Center Bus Station
Chinese name: ???????????
Pinyin: Lijiang Keyun Fuwu Zhongxin Qiche Zhan
Address: Changshui Road, in the southwest corner of Lijiang Ancient City.
Telephone: 0888-5121106
Buses available: There are long distance buses to Zhongdian and Deqin, and night buses to Kunming.
Ticket price: RMB 88
Transportation: Take Bus No. 1 to get there.
Lijiang Guluwan Bus Station
Chinese name: ????????
Pinyin: Lijiang Guluwan keyunzhan
Address: Heilongtan park in the north of the ancient city (Hongtaiyang Square)
Telephone: 0888-5122929
Main destinations: Daju, Xiaguan, Zhongdian, Panzhihua, and night buses to Kunming
Lijiang Gaokuai Bus Station
Chinese name: ???????
Pinyin: Lijiang Gaokuai bus station
Address: on Shangri-la Avenue
Telephone: 0888-5169758
Now only has buses to Kunming available.
Lijiang Tourism Bus Station
Chinese name: ???????
Pinyin: Lijiang Lueyou keyunzhan
Address: On Changshui Road beside Naxi Hotel.
Telephone: 0888-5125492
Buses only leave for Kunming and Xiaguan.
City Transportation
Taxi: In the old city of Lijiang tourists can walk around or take a taxi. Smaller sized cars are RMB6 for the first 3 KM and 1.6/KM thereafter and bigger cars like Santana are RMB7 for the first 3 KM and 1.8/KM thereafter. Although few drivers use the meter during the day, most journeys should not cost more than RMB6.
Bicycle: Bikes can be rented. In Hongtaiyang Square bike rental service is available, and it costs RMB 15 per day. In addition Lijiang Old City International Youth Hostel offers this service. Generally the hostel only rents bikes to guests who accommodate in the hostel, but during the off-season they would probably rent bikes to other people. |
