There are 10 ways to get from Jinan to Dali by plane, train, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)TNA - DLU
9h 6m¥835–3,735Fly Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)TNA - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng South
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dali
9h 57m¥727–3,107Train
- Take the train from Jinan to Shijiazhuang
- Take the train from Shijiazhuang to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Dali
15h 54m¥1,225–1,637Bus, train via Chengdu
- Take the bus from Jinan to Xi'an
- Take the bus from Shanxi Xian to Sichuan Chengdu
- Take the bus from Chengdu Airport to Leshan Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Leshan to Dali
30h 59m¥1,145–1,309Drive 2,465.5 km
- Drive from Jinan to Dali2,465.5 km
24h 59m¥2,184–3,154Fly Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Baoshan (BSD)TNA - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dali
10h 17m¥1,030–3,600Fly Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)TNA - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
11h 1m¥1,625–3,155Train, taxi to Jining Qufu Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Jinan West Station to Jining North
- Take the taxi from Jining North to Jining Qufu Airport (JNG)
- Fly from Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)JNG - DLU
12h¥988–4,151Train via Chongqing West
- Take the train from Jinan to Chongqing WestQingdao
- Take the train from Chongqing West to DaliChongqing
16h 30m¥1,275–1,376Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jinan North Bus station to Zhengzhou
- Take the train from Zhengzhou to Kunming
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng South
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dali
40h 44m
Jinan to Dali by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jinan to Dali is to bus and train via Chengdu which costs ¥1100 - ¥1400 and takes 30h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Jinan to Dali is to fly which takes 9h 6m and costs ¥800 - ¥3800.
No, there is no direct train from Jinan to Dali. However, there are services departing from Jinan and arriving at Dali via Shijiazhuang and Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 54m.
The distance between Jinan and Dali is 2078 km. The road distance is 2465.5 km.
The best way to get from Jinan to Dali without a car is to train which takes 15h 54m and costs ¥1200 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Jinan to Dali, including transfers.
Jinan to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Jinan station.
The best way to get from Jinan to Dali is to fly which takes 9h 6m and costs ¥800 - ¥3800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥1200 - ¥1700 and takes 15h 54m.
Jinan to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Shijiazhuang station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jinan to Dali is 2465 km. It takes approximately 24h 59m to drive from Jinan to Dali.
What companies run services between Jinan, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Shandong Airlines, Tibet Airlines Corporation, and four other airlines fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Jinan to Dali via Shijiazhuang and Kunming South in around 15h 54m.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,000
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,800
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Yuncheng
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,800
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,900
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Baoshan via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–4,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,000
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,800
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,900
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,400
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,000
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,800
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Yuncheng
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,800
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,800
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,000
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Nanchang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
Train from Jinan to Shijiazhuang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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 Station to Lufeng South
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Lufeng South to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
Train from Shijiazhuang to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,700–1,900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,500–3,700
Train from Leshan to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥560–610
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥900–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–2,000
Train from Jinan West Station to Jining North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥80–95
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥190–280
Train from Jinan to Chongqing West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,800
Train from Chongqing West to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,700
Train from Zhengzhou to Kunming
- Website
- baike.baidu.com
Bus from Jinan to Xi'an
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥300
- Schedules at
- bus.ly.com
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanxi Xian to Sichuan Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥210–290
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Chengdu Airport to Leshan Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥65–90
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Website
- keyunzhan.com
Bus from Jinan North Bus station to Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥158
- Schedules at
- keyunzhan.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Estimated price
- ¥80–380
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