There are 8 ways to get from Foshan to Dali by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Kunming Southtrain Guangzhou South / ...
- Take the train from Kunming South to Dalitrain Kunming South / ...
11h 56m¥485–1,164Train via Kunming
cheapest- Take the train from Foshan to Kunmingtrain Shenzhen East
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain Honghe
30h 24m¥261–611Bus
- Take the bus from Guangzhou to Kunming Eastbus
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Dalibus KunmDali1
33h 29m¥428–663Drive 1,598.9 km
- Drive from Foshan to Dalicar 1,598.9 km
16h 37m¥1,388–2,004Fly Foshan Shadi Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane FUO - DLU
8h 57m¥2,279–5,090Subway to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the subway from Lijiao to Guangzhou Airport Southsubway
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane CAN - DLU
6h 46m¥1,874–2,034Subway to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Lijiao to Guangzhou Airport Southsubway
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CAN - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
10h 7m¥1,414–2,474Train to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Humentrain
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SZX - DLU
8h 2m¥1,765–2,685
Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Foshan to Dali is to train via Kunming which costs ¥260 - ¥650 and takes 30h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Foshan to Dali is to subway and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs ¥1800 - ¥2100.
No, there is no direct train from Foshan to Dali. However, there are services departing from Chao An and arriving at Dali via Nanzhou, Guangzhou South station and Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 56m.
The distance between Foshan and Dali is 1643 km. The road distance is 1598.9 km.
The best way to get from Foshan to Dali without a car is to train which takes 11h 56m and costs ¥480 - ¥1200.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Foshan to Dali, including transfers.
Foshan to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Guangzhou South station.
The best way to get from Foshan to Dali is to train which takes 11h 56m and costs ¥480 - ¥1200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥420 - ¥700 and takes 33h 29m, you could also fly, which costs ¥2200 - ¥5500 and takes 8h 57m.
Foshan to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Foshan to Dali is 1599 km. It takes approximately 16h 37m to drive from Foshan to Dali.
What companies run services between Foshan, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
You can take a subway from Chao An to Dali via Nanzhou, Guangzhou South, Guangzhou South station, and Kunming South in around 11h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Foshan to Dali via Guangzhou, Kunming East, East Bus Station, West Bus Station, and Kunming West in around 33h 29m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–5,000
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–5,500
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,850–2,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Zunyi Xinzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–1,850
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Foshan Shadi Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,800
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,700
Train from Guangzhou South station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥370–900
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥370–550
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥650–900
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 Guangzhou South station to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥560–610
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥900–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
Train from Guangzhou South station to Humen
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥26–29
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥26–29
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥40–44
- Business Class Seat
- ¥50–75
Train from Foshan to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥160–220
- Hard sleeper
- ¥280–400
- Soft sleeper
- ¥460–600
- Phone
- (86) 020-96891
- 96891@gzmtr.com
- Website
- gzmtr.com
Subway from Lijiao to Guangzhou Airport South
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥7–10
- Schedules at
- gzmtr.com
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Guangzhou to Kunming East
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥310–440
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥310–440
Bus from Kunming West to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥100–150
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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