There are 6 ways to get from Dali to Xining by plane, train, car, taxi, or bus
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Fly from Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Xining (XNN)plane DLU - XNN
7h 38m¥686–3,636Train
- Take the train from Dali to Chengdu Easttrain Dali
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Xiningtrain Xining
19h 17m¥905–1,523Drive 1,773.3 km
- Drive from Dali to Xiningcar 1,773.3 km
21h 11m¥1,559–2,251Taxi to Baoshan, fly
- Take the taxi from Dali to Baoshan (BSD)taxi
- Fly from Baoshan (BSD) to Xining (XNN)plane BSD - XNN
8h 25m¥1,941–4,799Bus to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Xining (XNN)plane LJG - XNN
10h 59m¥1,033–4,678Train via Chengdu
- Take the train from Dali to Chengdu Easttrain Dali
- Take the train from Chengdu to Xiningtrain Chengdu-Lhasa
24h 17m¥738–928
Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Xining (XNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dali to Xining is to train via Chengdu which costs ¥700 - ¥950 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Xining is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs ¥650 - ¥3700.
No, there is no direct train from Dali to Xining. However, there are services departing from Dali and arriving at Xining via Chengdu East. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 17m.
The distance between Dali and Xining is 1265 km. The road distance is 1773.3 km.
The best way to get from Dali to Xining without a car is to train which takes 19h 17m and costs ¥900 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Dali to Xining, including transfers.
Dali to Xining train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Dali station.
The best way to get from Dali to Xining is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs ¥650 - ¥3700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥900 - ¥1600 and takes 19h 17m.
Dali to Xining train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Chengdu East station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dali to Xining is 1773 km. It takes approximately 21h 11m to drive from Dali to Xining.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Xining, China?
Air China, Sichuan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Xining (XNN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dali to Xining via Chengdu East in around 19h 17m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–5,500
Flights from Baoshan to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Baoshan to Xining via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,100
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–6,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Baoshan to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Baoshan to Xining via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Train from Dali to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥620–680
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,200
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 Chengdu to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥110–160
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥220–250
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥330–470
- 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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