There are 9 ways to get from Jinan to Dali by plane, train, car, taxi, or bus
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Fly Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane TNA - DLU
9h 16m¥785–3,735Train
- Take the train from Jinan to Shijiazhuangtrain
- Take the train from Shijiazhuang to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Dalitrain
15h 43m¥1,225–1,637Drive 2,465.5 km
- Drive from Jinan to Dalicar 2,465.5 km
24h 59m¥2,131–3,078Fly Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Baoshan (BSD)plane TNA - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
10h 17m¥3,130–5,400Fly Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane TNA - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
10h 56m¥825–3,575Fly Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane TNA - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
9h 15m¥798–3,470Train, taxi to Jining Qufu Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Jinan West Station to Jining Northtrain
- Take the taxi from Jining North to Jining Qufu Airport (JNG)taxi
- Fly from Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane JNG - DLU
17h 15m¥888–3,851Train via Chongqing West
- Take the train from Jinan to Chongqing Westtrain Qingdao
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Dalitrain Chongqing
16h 30m¥1,275–1,376Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jinan North Bus station to Zhengzhoubus
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
20h 48m¥1,137–1,387
Jinan to Dali by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jinan to Dali is to bus and train which costs ¥1100 - ¥1400 and takes 20h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Jinan to Dali is to fly and train which takes 9h 15m and costs ¥800 - ¥3500.
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 43m.
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 43m and costs ¥1200 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 9h 16m 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 16m and costs ¥750 - ¥3800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥1200 - ¥1700 and takes 15h 43m.
Jinan to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Shijiazhuang station.
Yes, the driving distance between Jinan to Dali is 2466 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 two other airlines fly from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Jinan to Dali via Shijiazhuang and Kunming South in around 15h 43m.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,800
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Baoshan via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,400
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
- 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
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,800
- 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
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,400
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Jining Qufu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
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 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 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
- ¥2,500–3,500
Train from Jinan West Station to Jining North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥80–95
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥190–270
Train from Jinan to Chongqing West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,700
Train from Chongqing West to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Zhengzhou East to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
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
- 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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