There are 8 ways to get from Mongolia to Dali by taxi, plane, train, bus, or car
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Taxi, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Take the taxi from Ulaanbaatar to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)taxi
- Fly from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane UBN - DLU
11h 10m¥1,914–4,332Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ulaanbaatar to Erliantrain
- Take the bus from Erenhot to Beijing Xinfadi Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
2d 15h¥1,205–2,493Train, bus via Kunming South
- Take the train from Ulaanbaatar to Erenhottrain 34
- Take the bus from Erenhot to Beijing Xinfadi Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
39h 59m¥1,552–2,543Drive 3,270.3 km
- Drive from Ulaanbaatar to Dalicar 3,270.3 km
40h 1m¥2,887–4,170Taxi, fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport
- Take the taxi from Ulaanbaatar to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)taxi
- Fly from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane UBN - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
22h 39m¥2,249–4,817Taxi, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Ulaanbaatar to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)taxi
- Fly from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane UBN - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
14h 5m¥2,004–4,672Taxi, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Ulaanbaatar to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)taxi
- Fly from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane UBN - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
11h 59m¥1,927–4,567Train
- Take the train from Ulaanbaatar to Hohhot Stationtrain 34
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Xi'an Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an to Chengdu Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain
2d 18h¥1,680–2,664
New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mongolia to Dali is to train and bus which costs ¥1200 - ¥2500 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Mongolia to Dali is to taxi and fly which takes 11h 10m and costs ¥1900 - ¥4400.
No, there is no direct train from Mongolia to Dali. However, there are services departing from Ulaanbaatar and arriving at Dali via Hohhot Station, Xi'an, North station and Chengdu East. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Mongolia and Dali is 2574 km. The road distance is 3270.3 km.
The best way to get from Mongolia to Dali without a car is to train and bus via Kunming South which takes 39h 59m and costs ¥1500 - ¥2600.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Mongolia to Dali, including transfers.
Mongolia to Dali train services, operated by Ulaanbaatar Railway, depart from Ulaanbaatar station.
Mongolia to Dali train services, operated by Ulaanbaatar Railway, arrive at Hohhot Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mongolia to Dali is 3270 km. It takes approximately 40h 1m to drive from Mongolia to Dali.
There are 210+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Mongolia and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
You can take a train from Ulaanbaatar to Dali via Hohhot Station, Xi'an, Chengdu Station, North station, East station, and Chengdu East in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,600
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hohhot, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,200
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hohhot, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,300
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,000
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,400
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- ubtz@ubtz.mn
- Website
- ubtz.mn
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Erenhot
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥60–700
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- ¥180–220
- Sitting coach
- ¥60–75
- Soft sleeper coach
- ¥110–140
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Hohhot Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥100–850
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- ¥290–350
- Sitting coach
- ¥100–120
- Soft sleeper coach
- ¥180–220
Train from Beijing West Station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,300
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,150–1,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,800–4,000
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 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
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Erlian
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Hohhot Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Hohhot Station to Xi'an Train Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥100–150
- Hard sleeper
- ¥190–270
- Soft sleeper
- ¥320–420
Train from Xi'an to Chengdu Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥85–120
- Hard sleeper
- ¥160–220
- Soft sleeper
- ¥260–340
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Erenhot to Beijing Xinfadi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥180–250
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥180–250
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
- 1h 9m
- Estimated price
- ¥95–700
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
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