Not accessible by rail, water and flights, Lugu Lake straddles the mountainous border area of Yunnan and Sichuan. You could only reach this peaceful Lake by cars via 2 routes: (1) via Ninliang, Yunnan ;(2) via Yanyuan, Sichuan. How to reach International Youth Hostel Lugu Lake: 1. From Lijiang(210 km, 5-7 hours by car) Route: Lijiang- Ninliang- Luoshui Village- Lige Village We suggest you take the shuttle bus at Lijiang Car Park to Lige Village directly. It is scheduled at 08:30 every day and it takes about 7 hours (including lunch time on the road)。If you stay at International Youth Hostel Lijiang, They could book the bus ticket for you at the reception desk but it is only to Luoshui village. (There are 2 scheduled buses at Lijiang Terminal to Lugu Lake every day but the final stop is at Luoshui Village as well. To Lige Village, you have to rent a car or walk by yourself and it is about 10km far from Luoshui Village. Yet we do not recommend you to this route. 2. From Chengdu(around 800 km, 2 days by train and car.) Route: Chengdu- Xichang-Yanyuan-Zuosuo- Dazui Village-Lige Village Reach Xichang first (Chengdu-Xichang is about 500km and you could go there by train, car or flight) There is 1 scheduled bus from Xichang to Lijiang every morning at Xichang Terminal and it stops by Lige Village at around 15:00. If you do not catch this bus, you could also take another scheduled bus from Xichang to Zuosuo (aka Lugu Lake Town). Then you could take a bus or rent a car to Lige Village at there. ( Zuosuo- Lige Village is about 25km away which is also a famous hiking route.)