There are 11 ways to get from Beijing to Dali by train, plane, car, bus, or taxi
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Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)PKX - DLU
6h 54mTrain to Tianjin Binhai, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)TSN - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
10h 47m¥912–3,804Train
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming SouthBeijing West
- Take the train from Kunming South to DaliKunming South
13h 58m¥1,275–1,506Drive 2,656.7 km
- Drive from Beijing to Dali2,656.7 km
26h 52m¥2,349–3,392Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)PEK - DLU
7h 8m¥2,540–3,540Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)PKX - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
10h 19mFly Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)PEK - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
10h 29m¥2,030–3,360Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)PEK - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dali
8h 22m¥2,075–6,225Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)PKX - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng South
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dali
9h 40mFly Beijing Capital International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)PEK - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng South
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dali
9h 44m¥1,782–3,712Train via Lufeng South
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng South
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dali
38h 46m
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Dali is to train which costs ¥1200 - ¥1600 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Dali is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs ¥2500 - ¥3600.
No, there is no direct train from Beijing station to Dali. However, there are services departing from Beijing West Station and arriving at Dali via Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
The distance between Beijing and Dali is 2213 km. The road distance is 2656.7 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Dali without a car is to train which takes 13h 58m and costs ¥1200 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Beijing to Dali, including transfers.
Beijing to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Beijing West Station.
The best way to get from Beijing to Dali is to train which takes 13h 58m and costs ¥1200 - ¥1600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥2500 - ¥3600 and takes 7h 8m.
Beijing to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Dali is 2657 km. It takes approximately 26h 52m to drive from Beijing to Dali.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
You can take a train from Beijing West Station to Dali via Kunming South in around 13h 58m. Alternatively, Air China, Tibet Airlines Corporation, and Shenzhen Airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–5,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Luliang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–13,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Luzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–6,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Luzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–5,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,500
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Luliang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–13,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Luzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- hbhk.com.cn
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,600
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
Train from Beijing West Station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,300
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,150–1,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,800–4,100
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Train from Kunming South to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–250
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–250
Train from Kunming Station to Lufeng South
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Lufeng South to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Beijing West Station to Kunming
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥65–90
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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