There are 10 ways to get from Shanghai to Dali by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SHA - DLU
6h 42m¥1,119–3,619Train via Kunming
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai South to Kunmingtrain Shanghai South
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain Honghe
39h 54m¥345–825Train
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Kunming Southtrain Shanghai Hongqiao / ...
- Take the train from Kunming South to Dalitrain Kunming South / ...
15h 16m¥1,064–1,354Drive 2,575.7 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Dalicar 2,575.7 km
25h 55m¥2,213–3,196Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane PVG - DLU
6h 59m¥619–2,069Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SHA - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
9h 53m¥1,509–4,059Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane HGH - DLU
8h 22m¥2,191–2,958Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SHA - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
8h 7m¥682–2,554Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane PVG - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
10h 30m¥659–2,309Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane WUX - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
10h 41m¥932–2,667
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Dali is to train via Kunming which costs ¥340 - ¥850 and takes 39h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Dali is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3700.
No, there is no direct train from Shanghai to Dali. However, there are services departing from South Shaanxi Road and arriving at Dali via Shanghai Hongqiao and Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
The distance between Shanghai and Dali is 2170 km. The road distance is 2575.7 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Dali without a car is to train which takes 15h 16m and costs ¥1000 - ¥1400.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Shanghai to Dali, including transfers.
Shanghai to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Shanghai Hongqiao station.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Dali is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥1000 - ¥1400 and takes 15h 16m.
Shanghai to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Dali is 2576 km. It takes approximately 25h 55m to drive from Shanghai to Dali.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from South Shaanxi Road to Dali via Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, Shanghai Hongqiao, and Kunming South in around 15h 16m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–6,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–4,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–4,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–4,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–4,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥470–1,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,800
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Yibin Wuliangye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,100
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–4,100
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,000
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,400
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,100
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥950–1,100
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,600–1,800
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,300–3,400
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
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 Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
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
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥75–110
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Shanghai South to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥240–330
- Hard sleeper
- ¥430–600
- Soft sleeper
- ¥700–900
- 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
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