There are 7 ways to get from Dali to Qinghai by plane, train, car, taxi, or bus
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Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Xining
best- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Xining (XNN)plane DLU - XNN
7h 3m¥636–3,236Train
- Take the train from Dali to Yunnanyitrain
- Take the train from Yunnanyi to Kunming Stationtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Xi'an North Stationtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Xiningtrain
18h 18m¥1,136–1,673Drive 1,773.3 km
- Drive from Dali to Xiningcar 1,773.3 km
21h 11m¥1,551–2,240Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Gannan Xiahe Airport, taxi
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH)plane DLU - GXH
- Take the taxi from Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) to Rongwotaxi
8h 33m¥1,755–4,405Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Lanzhou, bus, train
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane DLU - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Lanzhoubus
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Ledutrain
10h 22m¥770–2,525Bus to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly to Xining
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Xining (XNN)plane LJG - XNN
11h 4m¥983–2,978Train via Chengdu
- Take the train from Dali to Chengdu Easttrain Dali
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Xiningtrain Xining
22h 22m¥947–1,565
Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Xining (XNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dali to Qinghai is to train via Chengdu which costs ¥900 - ¥1600 and takes 22h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Qinghai is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs ¥600 - ¥3300.
The distance between Dali and Qinghai is 1265 km. The road distance is 1773.3 km.
The best way to get from Dali to Qinghai without a car is to train which takes 18h 18m and costs ¥1100 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Dali to Qinghai, including transfers.
The best way to get from Dali to Qinghai is to fly which takes 7h 3m and costs ¥600 - ¥3300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥1100 - ¥1700 and takes 18h 18m.
Yes, the driving distance between Dali to Qinghai is 1773 km. It takes approximately 21h 11m to drive from Dali to Qinghai.
There are 26+ hotels available in Qinghai.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Qinghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Xining (XNN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dali to Xining via Yunnanyi, Kunming Station, Kunming, Xi'an North, and Xining in around 18h 18m.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,900
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Lanzhou via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,900
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Lanzhou via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,300
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,300
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,700
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,300
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,300
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Lanzhou via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,700
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,200
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Lanzhou via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,400
Train from Dali to Yunnanyi
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥40–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥40–60
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥40–60
Train from Yunnanyi to Kunming Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥95–190
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥95–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥130–190
Train from Xi'an North to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥230–550
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥230–320
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥380–550
Train from Chengdu East to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥286–850
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥360–490
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥600–850
Train from Kunming to Xi'an North Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,700
Train from Dali to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥620–680
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
Train from Lanzhou to Ledu
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥55–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥130–180
Train from Lanzhou to Ledu
- Hard Seat
- ¥25–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–75
- Soft sleeper
- ¥90–120
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou Airport to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- ¥240–290
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