There are 8 ways to get from Nanning to Dali by train, car, plane, taxi, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Nanning to Kunming Southtrain Guangzhou South / ...
- Take the train from Kunming South to Dalitrain Kunming South
7h 4m¥331–753Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Nanning to Kunmingtrain Shenzhen East
- Take the bus from Kunming West to Dalibus KunmDali1
21h 29m¥195–393Drive 1,058.6 km
- Drive from Nanning to Dalicar 1,058.6 km
11h 1m¥923–1,332Fly Nanning to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Nanning (NNG) to Baoshan (BSD)plane NNG - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
9h 54m¥1,530–6,400Fly Nanning to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Nanning (NNG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane NNG - DLU
8h 18m¥735–3,735Fly Nanning to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Nanning (NNG) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane NNG - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
8h 58m¥1,625–2,475Fly Nanning to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Nanning (NNG) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane NNG - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
15h 41m¥1,420–4,620Train to Liuzhou Bailian Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Nanning East to Liuzhoutrain
- Fly from Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LZH - DLU
11h 36m¥632–3,309
Nanning (NNG) to Baoshan (BSD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanning to Dali is to train and bus which costs ¥190 - ¥400 and takes 21h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Nanning to Dali is to train which takes 7h 4m and costs ¥330 - ¥800.
No, there is no direct train from Nanning to Dali. However, there are services departing from Nanning and arriving at Dali via Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 4m.
The distance between Nanning and Dali is 1035 km. The road distance is 1058.6 km.
The best way to get from Nanning to Dali without a car is to train which takes 7h 4m and costs ¥330 - ¥800.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Nanning to Dali, including transfers.
Nanning to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Nanning station.
The best way to get from Nanning to Dali is to train which takes 7h 4m and costs ¥330 - ¥800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥700 - ¥3800 and takes 8h 18m.
Nanning to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nanning to Dali is 1059 km. It takes approximately 11h 1m to drive from Nanning to Dali.
What companies run services between Nanning, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
You can take a train from Nanning to Dali via Kunming South in around 7h 4m. Alternatively, Sichuan Airlines, China West Air, and three other airlines fly from Nanning (NNG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Nanning to Baoshan via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Nanning to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,000
Flights from Nanning to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Nanning to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–6,000
Flights from Liuzhou Bailian Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
Flights from Liuzhou Bailian Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Liuzhou Bailian Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nanning to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Nanning to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–5,000
Flights from Nanning to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Nanning to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,200
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Nanning to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–8,000
Flights from Nanning to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Liuzhou Bailian Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–6,500
Flights from Liuzhou Bailian Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Nanning to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
Flights from Nanning to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–5,500
Flights from Liuzhou Bailian Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nanning to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–5,500
Flights from Nanning to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Liuzhou Bailian Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Nanning to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Liuzhou Bailian Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,900
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Nanning to Baoshan via Nanchang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Nanning to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,300
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Liuzhou Bailian Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,100
Train from Nanning to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥220–550
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥220–300
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥360–550
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
Train from Nanning East to Liuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–170
Train from Nanning to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥85–120
- Hard sleeper
- ¥160–230
- Soft sleeper
- ¥260–340
Train from Nanning East to Liuzhou
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- Business Class Seat
- ¥220–320
Train from Nanning East to Liuzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥50–75
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥65–95
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥140–210
- 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
- ¥100–150
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
- 2h 31m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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