There are 6 ways to get from Ya'an to Dali by bus, plane, train, car, subway, or taxi
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Bus to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Take the bus from Ya'an Ximen Bus Station to Chengdu Shiyangchang Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane CTU - DLU
6h 11m¥967–4,119Bus, subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
cheapest- Take the bus from Ya'an Ximen Bus Station to Chengdu Shiyangchang Bus Stationbus
- Take the subway from Incubation Park to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane TFU - DLU
7h 14m¥535–3,030Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ya'an Bus Station to Leshan Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Leshan to Dalitrain Chengdu
10h 41m¥610–680Drive 739.6 km
- Drive from Ya'an to Dalicar 739.6 km
7h 39m¥644–930Bus to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Ya'an Ximen Bus Station to Chengdu Shiyangchang Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CTU - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
9h 41m¥1,257–4,459Bus to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Ya'an Ximen Bus Station to Chengdu Shiyangchang Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane CTU - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
7h 45m¥1,802–4,104
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ya'an to Dali is to bus and train which costs ¥600 - ¥700 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Ya'an to Dali is to bus and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs ¥950 - ¥4200.
The distance between Ya'an and Dali is 813 km. The road distance is 739.6 km.
The best way to get from Ya'an to Dali without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 41m and costs ¥600 - ¥700.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Ya'an to Dali, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ya'an to Dali is 740 km. It takes approximately 7h 39m to drive from Ya'an to Dali.
There are 210+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Ya'an, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
There is no direct connection from Ya'an to Dali. However, you can take the bus to Chengdu Shiyangchang Bus Station, walk to Sanyuan, take the line 9 subway to Huaxing, take the line 10 subway to Chengdu Airport T1, walk to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU), walk to Dali Airport, then take the bus to Cangshan Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ya'an Bus Station to Dali via Leshan Central Bus Station and Leshan in around 10h 41m.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,200
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,700
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–3,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,200
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–3,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,900
Train from Leshan to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥560–610
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥900–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Incubation Park to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥10–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Ya'an Ximen Bus Station to Chengdu Shiyangchang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥48–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
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
- 3h 10m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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