There are 7 ways to get from Mengla to Dali by car, train, plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, train
best- Drive from Mengla to Boten station
- Take the train from Boten station to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Dali
9h 59m¥435–1,015Drive 641.3 km
- Drive from Mengla to Dali641.3 km
7h 8m¥567–818Drive, train, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Drive from Mengla to Boten station
- Take the train from Boten station to Xishuangbanna Station
- Fly from Jinghong (JHG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)JHG - DLU
7h 26m¥2,635–3,950Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Mengla to Boten station
- Take the train from Boten station to Kunming South
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Dali
14h 29m¥458–986Drive, train, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Drive from Mengla to Boten station
- Take the train from Boten station to Xishuangbanna Station
- Fly from Jinghong (JHG) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)JHG - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
11h 11m¥2,225–4,370Drive, train, fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Drive from Mengla to Boten station
- Take the train from Boten station to Xishuangbanna Station
- Fly from Jinghong (JHG) to Tengchong (TCZ)JHG - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dali
9h 32m¥2,570–4,035Drive, train, fly to Luxi, taxi
- Drive from Mengla to Boten station
- Take the train from Boten station to Xishuangbanna Station
- Fly from Jinghong (JHG) to Luxi (LUM)JHG - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dali
9h 20m¥3,170–6,435
Jinghong (JHG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mengla to Dali is to drive and train and bus which costs ¥450 - ¥1000 and takes 14h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Mengla to Dali is to drive which takes 7h 8m and costs ¥550 - ¥850.
The distance between Mengla and Dali is 971 km. The road distance is 641.3 km.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Mengla to Dali, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mengla to Dali is 641 km. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from Mengla to Dali.
There are 212+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Mengla, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
There is no direct connection from Mengla to Dali. However, you can drive to Boten station, take the train to Kunming South, then take the train to Dali. Alternatively, you can drive from Mengla to Dali in around 7h 8m.
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Jinghong to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,400
Flights from Jinghong to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,200
Flights from Jinghong to Tengchong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–4,900
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Jinghong to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,200
Flights from Jinghong to Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥400–2,700
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Jinghong to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Jinghong to Tengchong via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Jinghong to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,200
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Boten station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥280–700
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥280–420
- First Class
- ¥400–700
Train from Boten station to Xishuangbanna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥78–170
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥78–79
- First Class
- ¥120–170
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
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming West to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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