There are 7 ways to get from Meishan to Dali by train, plane, car, subway, bus, or taxi
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Train to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Take the train from Meishan East to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airporttrain
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane CTU - DLU
4h 22m¥942–4,153Train to Yibin Wuliangye Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
cheapest- Take the train from Meishan East to Yibin Westtrain
- Fly from Yibin Wuliangye Airport (YBP) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane YBP - DLU
5h 11m¥563–2,871Train
- Take the train from Meishan East to Dalitrain Chengdu
7h 26m¥580–640Drive 840.5 km
- Drive from Meishan to Dalicar 840.5 km
8h 42m¥740–1,069Train, subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Meishan East to Chengdu Southtrain
- Take the subway from Chengdu South station to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane TFU - DLU
5h 32m¥656–3,700Train to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Meishan East to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airporttrain
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CTU - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
7h 52m¥1,232–4,093Train to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Meishan East to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airporttrain
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane CTU - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
5h 56m¥1,777–3,538
Meishan to Dali by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Meishan to Dali is to train which costs ¥580 - ¥640 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Meishan to Dali is to train and fly which takes 4h 22m and costs ¥900 - ¥4200.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Meishan East and arriving at Dali. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 26m.
The distance between Meishan and Dali is 732 km. The road distance is 840.5 km.
The best way to get from Meishan to Dali without a car is to train which takes 7h 26m and costs ¥580 - ¥640.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Meishan to Dali, including transfers.
Meishan to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Meishan East station.
Meishan to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Dali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Meishan to Dali is 840 km. It takes approximately 8h 42m to drive from Meishan to Dali.
There are 198+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Meishan, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
China Railways G-Class operates a train from Meishan East to Dali once daily. Tickets cost ¥580–640 and the journey takes 7h 26m.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,300
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,200
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,900
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,800
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,900
Flights from Yibin Wuliangye Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥430–2,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,800
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,800
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,600
Train from Meishan East to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Adult - second class
- ¥27–40
Train from Meishan East to Chengdu South
- Adult - second class
- ¥30–45
Train from Meishan East to Yibin West
- Adult - second class
- ¥65–95
Train from Meishan East to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥580–640
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,400–2,100
Train from Meishan East to Yibin West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- Business Class Seat
- ¥210–300
Train from Meishan East to Chengdu South
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–70
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–70
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Chengdu South station to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥10–15
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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