There are 9 ways to get from Xining to Dali by plane, train, car, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane XNN - DLU
7h 54m¥2,136–6,536Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Xining to Chengdutrain Lhasa-Chengdu
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain Chengdu
23h 35m¥735–922Train via Xi'an
- Take the train from Xining to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Chengdu Easttrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain
16h 54m¥1,053–1,674Drive 1,775.1 km
- Drive from Xining to Dalicar 1,775.1 km
21h 20m¥1,560–2,253Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Baoshan (BSD)plane XNN - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
8h 41m¥1,931–5,901Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane XNN - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
11h 30m¥826–3,976Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane XNN - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dalitrain
8h 50m¥778–3,708Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane XNN - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
9h 53m¥1,871–7,221Train
- Take the train from Xining to Chengdu Easttrain Xining
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain Chengdu
18h 58m¥906–1,521
Xining to Dali by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xining to Dali is to train which costs ¥700 - ¥950 and takes 23h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Xining to Dali is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs ¥2100 - ¥7000.
No, there is no direct train from Xining to Dali. However, there are services departing from Xining and arriving at Dali via Xi'an North and Chengdu East. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 54m.
The distance between Xining and Dali is 1266 km. The road distance is 1775.1 km.
The best way to get from Xining to Dali without a car is to train via Xi'an which takes 16h 54m and costs ¥1000 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Xining to Dali, including transfers.
Xining to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Xining station.
The best way to get from Xining to Dali is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs ¥2100 - ¥7000. Alternatively, you can train via Xi'an, which costs ¥1000 - ¥1700 and takes 16h 54m.
Xining to Dali train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Xi'an North station.
Yes, the driving distance between Xining to Dali is 1775 km. It takes approximately 21h 20m to drive from Xining to Dali.
What companies run services between Xining, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Air China, Sichuan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Xining (XNN) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Xining to Dali via Xi'an North and Chengdu East in around 16h 54m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xining to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
Flights from Xining to Baoshan via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Xining to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Xining to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Xining to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Xining to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Xining to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Xining to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Xining to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,800
Flights from Xining to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,700
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Xining to Dali Huangcaoba via Luzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Xining to Dali Huangcaoba via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Xining to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Xining to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Xining to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Xining to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
Flights from Xining to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Xining to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,400
Train from Xining to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥230–550
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥230–320
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥380–550
Train from Xi'an North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–470
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥200–290
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥340–470
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
Train from Xining to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥286–850
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥360–490
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥600–850
Train from Xining to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥330–360
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥540–600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Xi'an North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥290–320
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥480–520
- Business Class Seat
- ¥700–1,000
Train from Chengdu East to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥620–670
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,200
Train from Xining to Chengdu
- Hard Seat
- ¥110–160
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥220–250
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥330–470
- 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 31m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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