There are 6 ways to get from Lanzhou to Dali by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LHW - DLU
7h 32m¥595–2,945Train
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Chengdu Easttrain Xining
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain Chengdu
17h¥906–1,387Drive 1,720.4 km
- Drive from Lanzhou to Dalicar 1,720.4 km
17h 35m¥1,451–2,096Bus, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LHW - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
9h 23m¥635–3,185Bus, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LHW - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
8h 1m¥708–2,280Train via Chengdu
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Chengdu Stationtrain Kashgar
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain Chengdu
20h 29m¥713–895
Lanzhou (LHW) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lanzhou to Dali is to train via Chengdu which costs ¥700 - ¥900 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Lanzhou to Dali is to bus and fly which takes 7h 32m and costs ¥550 - ¥3000.
No, there is no direct train from Lanzhou to Dali. However, there are services departing from Lanzhou and arriving at Dali via Chengdu East. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Lanzhou and Dali is 1333 km. The road distance is 1720.4 km.
The best way to get from Lanzhou to Dali without a car is to train which takes 17h and costs ¥900 - ¥1400.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Lanzhou to Dali, including transfers.
Lanzhou to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Lanzhou station.
Lanzhou to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Chengdu East station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lanzhou to Dali is 1720 km. It takes approximately 17h 35m to drive from Lanzhou to Dali.
There are 229+ hotels available in Dali.
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.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Lanzhou to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,100
Flights from Lanzhou to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Lanzhou to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–3,300
Flights from Lanzhou to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,700
Flights from Lanzhou to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,100
Flights from Lanzhou to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–4,100
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Lanzhou to Dali Huangcaoba via Yibin Wuliangye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
Flights from Lanzhou to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,700
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Lanzhou to Dali Huangcaoba via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Lanzhou to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–2,600
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Dali Huangcaoba via Yibin Wuliangye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,000
Train from Lanzhou to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥286–750
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥300–420
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥500–750
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 Chengdu East to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥620–670
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
Train from Chengdu East to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥620–670
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
Train from Lanzhou to Chengdu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥90–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥90–130
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥180–220
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥290–360
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- 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
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