There are 10 ways to get from Changsha to Dali by train, car, plane, taxi, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Changsha South to Kunming Southtrain Beijing West / ...
- Take the train from Kunming South to Dalitrain Kunming South / ...
9h 43m¥624–814Train via Kunming
cheapest- Take the train from Changsha station to Kunmingtrain Beijing West
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain Honghe
22h 46m¥243–562Drive 1,561.5 km
- Drive from Changsha to Dalicar 1,561.5 km
16h 30m¥1,345–1,942Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane CSX - DLU
5h 57m¥1,239–3,539Train via Guiyang
- Take the train from Changsha South to Guiyang Northtrain
- Take the train from Guiyang North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
9h 47m¥624–794Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Baoshan (BSD)plane CSX - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
6h 24m¥1,034–4,104Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CSX - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
9h 28m¥1,829–2,679Fly to Luxi, taxi
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Luxi (LUM)plane CSX - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
8h 7m¥1,124–3,624Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane CSX - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
7h 51m¥1,452–3,374Fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane CSX - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
8h 14m¥1,224–4,324
Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Changsha to Dali is to train via Kunming which costs ¥240 - ¥600 and takes 22h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Changsha to Dali is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs ¥1200 - ¥3600.
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 Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Changsha and Dali is 1512 km. The road distance is 1561.5 km.
The best way to get from Changsha to Dali without a car is to train which takes 9h 43m and costs ¥600 - ¥850.
It takes approximately 9h 43m 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 which takes 9h 43m and costs ¥600 - ¥850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥1200 - ¥3600 and takes 5h 57m.
Changsha to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Kunming South 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 Kunming South in around 9h 43m. Alternatively, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and Sichuan Airlines fly from Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi via Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥390–3,200
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Baoshan via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,400
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Baoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,700
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Baoshan via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,700
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥390–2,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥390–2,300
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,100
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥390–2,300
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Tengchong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,000
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥390–2,300
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Tengchong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,500
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥390–2,300
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,400
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,900
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥390–2,300
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,500
- Website
- okair.net
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥390–2,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,600
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Changsha Huanghua Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
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 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 Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥350–380
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
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 to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Changsha station to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥140–210
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥300–350
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥430–600
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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