

An alternative is the small SUV-type vans which cruise around offering a share-taxi service.Ī hard sleeper berth (with a cabin of 6 berths, with no door) from Kunming to Lijiang costs ¥179 and runs from 10PM to 7AM.

Be aware that taxis are not easy to come by at Lijiang railway station. Taxis are reluctant to use the meter and will demand high fares of 30-40 yuan, though with bargaining 15 yuan may be possible. Several public bus lines serve the station, including the number 18, 16 and some number 4 buses (every 30-40 minutes). The train station is an impressive structure about 7km south of Lijiang old town. A ticket booking office is located on the north side of the road several hundred metres west of the bus station. There are several daily services to Dali and Kunming. Buses to the airport leave about 100-120 minutes before flights, giving you at least an hour to check in. A taxi from the shuttle bus terminal to the old town will cost around 10-15RMB.
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It leaves when it is full and the other end is 1km from Lijiang old town. You can take a taxi (80-100RMB) or the shuttle just outside the arrival hall to the Blue Sky Hotel (20RMB).

The airport is 35 minutes (22km) from the Lijiang Old Town and around 45 minutes (28km) from Shuhe Old Town, in the suburbs of Lijiang. International flights have begun since mid-2011 but at the moment, there are flights only to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Hong Kong and Taiwan and occasionally Seoul (Korea). The shuttle to Kunming is only 50 minutes and costs between 400-700RMB with tax. Less frequent flights also go to the bigger Chinese cities such as Chengdu, Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Xi'an, sometimes directly and sometimes through a connecting flight. Lijiang Sanyi Airport offers many flights to Kunming throughout the day.
