Lijiang to Shangri-La Bus Schedules and Tickets Booking

How to get to Shangri-La from Lijiang by bus? Here we introduce the Bus Schedules, Bus Fares, Bus Route Map and Bus Tickets Booking from Lijiang to Shangri-La via Tiger Leaping Gorge. Visitors can take coach at Lijiang Transport Service Center Bus Station (Chinese:丽江客运站,located at Changshui Road to the southwest corner of Lijiang Old Town) or Lijiang Passenger Station (located at 25 Kangzhoang Lu). And the journey takes about 4 hours. The long-distance bus will take you to Shangri-La City, then you can explore around this wonderland by yourself. The buses are air-conditioned by the way.

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Lijiang – Shangri-La by Long Distance Bus

Lijiang – Shangri-La 

There are 19 long-distance buses available every day from  Lijiang City to Shangri-La City.
Tourists can take the long-distance bus from Lijiang Bus Station(客丽江运站) to Shangri-La Bus Station(香格里拉客运站), the journey will take about 4 hours. 

Bus Timetable

Departs Arrives Duration Price
07:30 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
08:10 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
08:50 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 68 CNY
09:30 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
10:00 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 68 CNY
10:40 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
11:00 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 68 CNY
12:30 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
13:00 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
13:30 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 68 CNY
14:30 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
15:00 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
16:00 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 68 CNY
17:10 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 68 CNY
11:30 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
12:00 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
14:00 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
15:30 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY
16:30 Shangri-La Bus Station 4h 62 CNY

Shangri-La – Lijiang 

There are 13 long-distance buses available every day from Shangri-La City to Lijiang City.
Tourists can take the long-distance bus from Shangri-La Bus Station(香格里拉客运站) to Lijiang, the journey will take about 4 hours. 

Bus Timetable

Departs Arrives Duration Price
07:20 Lijiang 4h 62 CNY
08:00 Lijiang 4h 62 CNY
08:30 Lijiang 4h 68 CNY
09:00 Lijiang 4h 62 CNY
09:30 Lijiang 4h 68 CNY
10:00 Lijiang 4h 62 CNY
10:40 Lijiang 4h 68 CNY
11:20 Lijiang 4h 62 CNY
12:10 Lijiang 4h 62 CNY
13:00 Lijiang 4h 62 CNY
14:00 Lijiang 4h 68 CNY
15:00 Lijiang 4h 68 CNY
16:00 Lijiang 4h 68 CNY

Lijiang Bus Station

Location: No. 25, Kangzhong Road, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan (云南省丽江市古城区康仲路25号-丽江汽车客运站)

Lijiang Bus Terminal is located in Lijiang downtown. From that terminal, you could get to Lijiang Old City for about 15 minutes, to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain for about 50 minutes, and to Shuhe Ancient Town for about 20 – 25 minutes by car. To get to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, it would take you about 30 – 40 minutes by local taxi.

Shangri-La Bus Station

Location: At the junction of Xiangbala Avenue and Kangding Road, Shangri-La, Diqing (云南省迪庆藏族自治州香格里拉市香巴拉大道与康定路交叉口-丽江汽车客运站)

Shangri-La Bus Terminal lies at the city downtown area, around which are a bunch of hotels and hostels for your free choices. From there, you can transfer to Ganden Sumtseling Monastery for about 10 – 15 minutes, to Pudacuo National Park for about 30 – 40 minutes, to Dukezong Ancient Town for about 10 – 15 minutes, to Napa Nature Preserve for about 15 minutes by local taxi. To Shangri-La Airport, it needs about 15-20 minutes by taxi driving.

Tips

  • As the Tiger Leaping Gorge is on the half way from Lijaing to Shangri-La, for most travelers traveling in those two cities, they usually arrange the tour from Lijiang to the Tiger Leaping Gorge to enjoy the turbulent water view at the gorge for about 2 hours, and then continue to go to Shangri-La to discover the essences in that wonderland.
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