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There are three bus stations in Lijiang . The main one is at the southern end of Minzhu Road, and one is near the Old Town , and the Eexpress bus station is on the Shangri Avenue. You can buy bus tickets at any of these stations but check which station your bus leaves from.bear in mind to make sure you know which station to board your buses. They run rRegular and express buses run in the daytime, and long-distance sleeper buses ones at night for longer distance.



Kunming-Dali-Lijiang Highway was built in 1998, cutting the traveling time from 15 hours to 8 hours. There are plenty of buses running back and forth between Kunming and Lijiang via Dali. Sleeper buses cost ??120 and Express buses ??150-180.


Dali-Lijiang Railway is now being built , scheduled to be finished by 2008.

Lijiang-Panzhihua Highway has recently been repaved. It takes about 8 hours to drive from Lijiang to Panzhihua , Sichuan Province. The tickets cost ??40 for regular buses and ??60 for sleeper buses.

Lijiang-Shangri-la/Zhongdian Highway was built in 2005. It is a comfortable to have a ride with good views on the way. Bus tickets' prices range from ??27 to ??50.

Lijiang-Lugu Lake The road has been improved recently, so the drive is about 5 hours from Lijiang to Lugu Lake, passing by the Yi villages. Tickets cost from ??40 to??60.

Flights There are plenty of flights (9-23 flights a day) tofor major cities in China from 7:20 a.m. to 23:50 p.m. They run direct flights to Kunming , Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu ,Chongqing, and Jinghong, etc. Check with the ticketing offices for the latest information.

City bus system Despite its small size, Lijiang has a good public bus system. You can take a bus to most of the streets in the city , and NO.7 to Yak Meadow , stopping at on the way , they stop at Ganhaizi and Spruce Meadow on the way.

Taxi The most convenient way to have a ride around the town is to take a taxi. There are over 800 clearly-signed taxies in Lijiang with clear signs to recognize.



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