There are 9 ways to get from Yichang to Dali by train, bus, ferry, car, plane, or taxi
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Train via Chongqing
best- Take the train from Yichang East to Chongqing Northtrain Shanghai Hongqiao / ...
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Dalitrain Chongqing
12h 40m¥694–971Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Yichang to Maoping port Yichangbus
- Take the ferry from Maoping port Yichang to Chongqingferry
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Dalitrain
3d 10hDrive 1,606 km
- Drive from Yichang to Dalicar 1,606 km
16h 35m¥1,393–2,012Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane YIH - DLU
9h 55m¥835–4,435Bus, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Yichang to Maoping port Yichangbus
- Take the taxi from Maoping port Yichang to Badongtaxi
- Take the train from Badong to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
14h 14mTrain
- Take the train from Yichang East to Chengdu Easttrain Shanghai / ...
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain Chengdu
17h 3m¥890–1,290Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) to Baoshan (BSD)plane YIH - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
10h 17m¥1,630–7,900Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane YIH - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
10h 56m¥875–4,375Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane YIH - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
7h 14m¥798–3,970
Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yichang to Dali is to train via Chongqing which costs ¥650 - ¥1000 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Yichang to Dali is to fly and train which takes 7h 14m and costs ¥800 - ¥4000.
The distance between Yichang and Dali is 1693 km. The road distance is 1606 km.
The best way to get from Yichang to Dali without a car is to train via Chongqing which takes 12h 40m and costs ¥650 - ¥1000.
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from Yichang to Dali, including transfers.
The best way to get from Yichang to Dali is to train via Chongqing which takes 12h 40m and costs ¥650 - ¥1000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥800 - ¥4500 and takes 9h 55m.
Yes, the driving distance between Yichang to Dali is 1606 km. It takes approximately 16h 35m to drive from Yichang to Dali.
There are 210+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Yichang, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
You can take a vehicle from Yichang to Dali via Yichang East, Chongqing North, S. Square of Chongqing N. station, Chongqing West, and Chongqing West in around 12h 40m. Alternatively, Chang An Airlines, Beijing Capital, and eight other airlines fly from Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,000
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,400
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Baoshan via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–12,000
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,400
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–4,200
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,700
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,500
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,500
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–4,200
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Yichang Sanxia Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,700
Train from Yichang East to Chongqing North
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥170–400
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥170–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥280–400
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 Yichang East to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥250–600
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥250–360
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥430–600
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 Badong to Chongqing West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥340–380
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–700
Train from Chongqing West to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥360–400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥600–650
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,300
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
- 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
- 1h 48m
- Estimated price
- ¥230–380
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