There are 10 ways to get from Changsha to Dali by train, car, plane, bus, or taxi
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Train via Guiyang
best- Take the train from Changsha South to Guiyang NorthNanjing / ...
- Take the train from Guiyang North to DaliChongqing / ...
9h 7m¥644–714Train
cheapest- Take the train from Changsha South to Kunming SouthBeijing West / ...
- Take the train from Kunming South to DaliKunming South
9h 55m¥624–814Drive 1,561.5 km
- Drive from Changsha to Dali1,561.5 km
16h 30m¥1,377–1,988Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)CSX - DLU
6h 17m¥1,639–5,039Train #2
- Take the train from Changsha to Kunming
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng South
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dali
23h 44mFly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)CSX - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
9h 38m¥1,329–2,959Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Baoshan (BSD)CSX - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dali
6h 54m¥884–3,304Fly to Luxi, taxi
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Luxi (LUM)CSX - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dali
8h 17m¥1,124–3,624Fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Tengchong (TCZ)CSX - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dali
8h 18m¥1,574–6,224Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)CSX - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng South
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dali
8h 43m¥631–2,811
Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Changsha to Dali is to train via Guiyang which costs ¥600 - ¥750 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Changsha to Dali is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs ¥1600 - ¥5500.
No, there is no direct train from Changsha to Dali. However, there are services departing from Wuyi Plaza and arriving at Dali via Changsha South and Guiyang North. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 7m.
The distance between Changsha and Dali is 1483 km. The road distance is 1561.5 km.
The best way to get from Changsha to Dali without a car is to train via Guiyang which takes 9h 7m and costs ¥600 - ¥750.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Changsha to Dali, including transfers.
Changsha to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Changsha South station.
The best way to get from Changsha to Dali is to train via Guiyang which takes 9h 7m and costs ¥600 - ¥750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥1600 - ¥5500 and takes 6h 17m.
Changsha to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Guiyang North station.
Yes, the driving distance between Changsha to Dali is 1561 km. It takes approximately 16h 30m to drive from Changsha to Dali.
What companies run services between Changsha, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
You can take a subway from Wuyi Plaza to Dali via Changsha South station, Changsha South, and Guiyang North in around 9h 7m. Alternatively, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) twice daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–4,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Tengchong
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Tengchong via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Baoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–2,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Tengchong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–2,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–8,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Tengchong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–2,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥450–2,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,800
- Website
- okair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–2,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,900
Train from Changsha South to Guiyang North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥310–340
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥510–560
- Business Class Seat
- ¥750–1,100
Train from Guiyang North to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥330–370
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥550–610
- Business Class Seat
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Changsha South to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥510–560
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,800
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 Changsha 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
- 2h 52m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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