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There are 9 ways to get from Lanzhou to Dali by bus, plane, taxi, train, or car

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  1. Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Baoshan, taxi

    best
    1. Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Baoshan (BSD)plane plane LHW - BSD
    3. Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi taxi
    9h 14m
    ¥1,740–7,410

  2. Train via Chengdu

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lanzhou to Chengdu Stationtrain train Kashgar
    2. Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain train Chengdu
    20h 29m
    ¥709–892

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Lanzhou to Chengdu Easttrain train Xining
    2. Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain train Chengdu
    17h
    ¥906–1,387

  4. Drive 1,720.5 km

    1. Drive from Lanzhou to Dalicar car 1,720.5 km
    17h 36m
    ¥1,493–2,157

  5. Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Dali Huangcaoba

    1. Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane LHW - DLU
    8h 7m
    ¥2,245–5,545

  6. Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane LHW - LJG
    3. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus bus
    9h 43m
    ¥785–3,885

  7. Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane plane LHW - KMG
    3. Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain train
    7h 56m
    ¥808–4,080

  8. Bus, taxi to Gannan Xiahe Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba

    1. Take the bus from Lanzhou to Xiahe Countybus bus
    2. Take the taxi from Xiahe County to Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH)taxi taxi
    3. Fly from Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane GXH - DLU
    17h 6m
    ¥721–3,086

  9. Train to Xining, fly to Dali Huangcaoba

    1. Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Xiningtrain train
    2. Fly from Xining (XNN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane XNN - DLU
    9h 48m
    ¥715–3,384

Lanzhou (LHW) to Baoshan (BSD) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration6h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,395Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lanzhou, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?

You can take a train from Lanzhou to Dali via Chengdu East in around 17h.

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