There are 5 ways to get from Chongqing to Dali by train, car, subway, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Chongqing West to Dalitrain Chongqing
7h 57m¥494–536Train via Kunming
cheapest- Take the train from Chongqing West to Kunmingtrain Chongqing
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain Honghe
9h 36m¥462–622Drive 1,065.4 km
- Drive from Chongqing to Dalicar 1,065.4 km
11h 48m¥917–1,324Line 10 subway, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the subway from Liyuchi to Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airportsubway
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane CKG - DLU
4h 47m¥1,220–3,522Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CKG - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
8h 17m¥960–2,762
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chongqing to Dali is to train which costs ¥490 - ¥540 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Chongqing to Dali is to line 10 subway and fly which takes 4h 47m and costs ¥1200 - ¥3600.
No, there is no direct train from Chongqing to Dali. However, there are services departing from Haitangxi and arriving at Dali via Chongqing West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 57m.
The distance between Chongqing and Dali is 1130 km. The road distance is 1065.4 km.
The best way to get from Chongqing to Dali without a car is to train which takes 7h 57m and costs ¥490 - ¥540.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Chongqing to Dali, including transfers.
Chongqing to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Chongqing West station.
Chongqing to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Dali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chongqing to Dali is 1065 km. It takes approximately 11h 48m to drive from Chongqing to Dali.
There are 69+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Chongqing, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
China Railways G-Class operates a train from Chongqing West to Dali twice daily. Tickets cost ¥490–530 and the journey takes 6h 30m.
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,800
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,190–1,220
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥340–2,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,800
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥330–2,100
Train from Chongqing West to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Chongqing West to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥360–400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥600–650
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,300
- Phone
- +86 023-68002222
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Liyuchi to Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4–7
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
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
- 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
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