There are 10 ways to get from Seoul to Dali by train, plane, bus, ferry, subway, or taxi
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane ICN - DLU
11h 37m¥1,036–2,942Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ICN - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dalitrain
12h 38m¥728–2,214Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Pyeongtaek Express Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Lankao Southtrain
- Take the train from Lankao South to Zhengzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Dalitrain
36h 48m¥1,931–2,483Subway, ferry, train via Chongqing West
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the train from Qingdao to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Dalitrain
37h 28m¥1,985–2,448Fly Gimpo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane GMP - DLU
13h 27m¥923–3,030Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Baoshan (BSD)plane ICN - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
14h 49m¥1,931–5,907Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane ICN - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
14h 58m¥876–2,382Fly Gimpo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane GMP - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
19h 28m¥863–2,570Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane ICN - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
13h 49m¥1,971–5,527Subway, ferry, train
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the train from Qingdao to Lianyungangtrain
- Take the train from Lianyungang to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dalitrain
2d 18h¥1,114–1,908
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Dali is to train and fly which costs ¥700 - ¥2300 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Dali is to train and fly which takes 11h 37m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3000.
The distance between Seoul and Dali is 2864 km.
It takes approximately 11h 37m to get from Seoul to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 7:16 PM in Seoul and 6:16 PM in Dali.
There are 211+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Baoshan via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,800
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Sunan Shuofang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tengchong via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tengchong via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hefei
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,200
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tengchong via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Cheju, Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Cheju, Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hefei
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tengchong via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hefei
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tengchong via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hefei
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,700
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥21–27
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
Train from Rizhao West to Lankao South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥340–380
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–700
Train from Lankao South to Zhengzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥50–55
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥80–90
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–160
Train from Zhengzhou East to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
Train from Qingdao to Chongqing West
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,050
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥900–1,050
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,500–1,700
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,200–3,200
Train from Chongqing West to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Qingdao to Lianyungang
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥190–220
- Business Class Seat
- ¥280–400
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 Kunming Station to Lufeng South
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Lufeng South to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Lianyungang to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–360
- Hard sleeper
- ¥480–650
- Soft sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Pyeongtaek Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥22–38
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥32–36
- Economy
- ¥22–26
- Excellent
- ¥38
- Economy
- ¥30
- 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
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥694–861
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥861
- Business
- ¥694
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- ferryto.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥578–765
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,148
- Royal
- ¥957
- Business
- ¥765
- Economy
- ¥670
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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