How to get to Shangri-La from Lijiang (China) by bus

Thursday, December 19, 2013 China , Countries , How-Tos , Travel 0 Comments

Cách đi từ thành cổ Lệ Giang đến Shangri-La (Trung Quốc) bằng xe bus.

Shangrila (香格里拉; Xiānggélǐlā; formerly Zhongdian 中甸 in Chinese, known as Gyalthang in Tibetan) is in Yunnan Province, China. Zhongdian (as known by many Chinese) was renamed as Shangrila for marketing reasons.

Shangrila Old City-Self Travel Tips

Tips: From Lijiang Old City bus station at main gate, take bus No.11 to Lijiang Bus Station (丽江客运站). From this station you can buy tickets to go to regions such as Shangrila, Lugu Lake, ...

The distance between Lijiang-Shangrila is 184km, which takes around 4 hours drive. Departure times start from 7:30AM - 3:40PM. The prices range from ¥63, ¥67 and ¥69. See timetable and prices here: http://file6.mafengwo.net/M00/82/17/wKgBt0-XgGPPd1lBAAGBoL-Q-iw45.groupinfo.w600.jpeg .

From Kunming: the distance to Shangrila is 12-hour drive. From Dali, it is a 6 -hour drive. Both are served by night and day buses.

From Shangrila to Chengdu: Take a sleeper bus to Pan Zhi Hua（攀枝花) at 5.10PM, with dinner break, arriving at 5AM. Then take a 25 minute taxi journey to the train station to catch a midday train to Chengdu (if there's no train schedule in the morning). The train arrives at 11.15PM and costs Y82 for a hard seat. All in all, it takes around 31 hours from Shangrila to Chengdu.