There are 8 ways to get from Tianshui to Dali by train, plane, car, taxi, or bus
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Train to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Take the train from Tianshui South Station to Xi'an Northtrain
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane XIY - DLU
7h 9m¥1,762–3,197Train via Chengdu
cheapest- Take the train from Tianshui Station to Baoji Stationtrain
- Take the train from Baoji Station to Chengdu Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain
26h 53m¥753–978Train
- Take the train from Tianshui South Station to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North Station to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
15h 51m¥1,031–1,386Drive 1,459.7 km
- Drive from Tianshui to Dalicar 1,459.7 km
15h 21m¥1,269–1,832Taxi to Longnan Chengzhou Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the taxi from Tianshui to Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL)taxi
- Fly from Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LNL - DLU
14h 7m¥1,141–3,541Train to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tianshui South Station to Xi'an Northtrain
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane XIY - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
10h 34m¥1,352–3,037Taxi to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the taxi from Tianshui to Guyuan Liupanshan Airport (GYU)taxi
- Fly from Guyuan Liupanshan Airport (GYU) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane GYU - DLU
9h 27m¥1,915–4,988Bus, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Tianshui to Kang Xianbus
- Take the taxi from Kang Xian to Longnan Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Longnan Station to Chengdu Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain
23h 27m¥975–1,226
Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tianshui to Dali is to train via Chengdu which costs ¥750 - ¥1000 and takes 26h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Tianshui to Dali is to train and fly which takes 7h 9m and costs ¥1700 - ¥3200.
The distance between Tianshui and Dali is 1623 km. The road distance is 1459.7 km.
The best way to get from Tianshui to Dali without a car is to train which takes 15h 51m and costs ¥1000 - ¥1400.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Tianshui to Dali, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tianshui to Dali is 1460 km. It takes approximately 15h 21m to drive from Tianshui to Dali.
There are 67+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Tianshui, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
You can take a vehicle from Tianshui to Dali via Tianshui South Station, Xi'an North Station, and Kunming in around 15h 51m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,500
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
Flights from Guyuan Liupanshan Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,000
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–3,800
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–3,800
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,100
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,800
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,200
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,300
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,200
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,800
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Train from Tianshui South Station to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
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 Tianshui South Station to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–440
Train from Xi'an North Station to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,500
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,900–2,800
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 Longnan Station to Chengdu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–160
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- ¥60–90
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥130–160
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥210–270
Train from Tianshui Station to Baoji Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥50–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Tianshui Station to Baoji Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥85–110
Train from Baoji Station to Chengdu Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥70–95
- Hard sleeper
- ¥130–180
- Soft sleeper
- ¥210–280
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Estimated price
- ¥230–480
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