There are 8 ways to get from Dali to Shantou by plane, train, car, taxi, or bus
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Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
best- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane DLU - SWA
7h 43m¥835–3,835Train via Guangzhou
cheapest- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Guangzhoutrain
- Take the train from Guangzhou East to Chaoshan Stationtrain
35h 27m¥435–960Train
- Take the train from Dali to Kunming Southtrain Dali / ...
- Take the train from Kunming South to Shantoutrain Kunming South
14h 18m¥868–1,146Drive 2,032.4 km
- Drive from Dali to Shantoucar 2,032.4 km
20h 49m¥1,710–2,469Taxi to Luxi, fly to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Take the taxi from Dali to Luxi (LUM)taxi
- Fly from Luxi (LUM) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane LUM - SWA
7h 18m¥1,232–3,884Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane KMG - SWA
7h 1m¥755–3,367Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, train
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane DLU - SZX
- Take the train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Stationtrain
7h 58m¥1,852–2,775Bus to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane LJG - SWA
11h 14m¥1,932–3,677
Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dali to Shantou is to train via Guangzhou which costs ¥430 - ¥1000 and takes 35h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Shantou is to train and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs ¥750 - ¥3400.
No, there is no direct train from Dali to Shantou. However, there are services departing from Dali and arriving at Shantou via Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 18m.
The distance between Dali and Shantou is 1704 km. The road distance is 2032.4 km.
The best way to get from Dali to Shantou without a car is to train which takes 14h 18m and costs ¥850 - ¥1200.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Dali to Shantou, including transfers.
Dali to Shantou train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Dali station.
The best way to get from Dali to Shantou is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs ¥800 - ¥3900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥850 - ¥1200 and takes 14h 18m.
Dali to Shantou train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dali to Shantou is 2032 km. It takes approximately 20h 49m to drive from Dali to Shantou.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Shantou, China?
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dali to Shantou via Kunming South in around 14h 18m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Luxi to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Luxi to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–6,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–1,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Luxi to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,600
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,800
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,200
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Luxi to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,200
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,900
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,800
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,500
Train from Dali to Kunming South
- 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 Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Guangzhou East to Chaoshan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–310
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥140–200
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥220–310
Train from Kunming South to Shantou
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–900
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,500
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
Train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥320–450
Train from Kunming to Guangzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥160–220
- Hard sleeper
- ¥290–400
- Soft sleeper
- ¥460–600
- 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
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