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There are 7 ways to get from Dali to Bishkek by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi

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  1. Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Almaty International Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane DLU - ALA
    2. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    17h
    $180–504

  2. Train, drive

    1. Take the train from Dali to Kunming Southtrain train
    2. Take the train from Kunming South to Beijing West Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain train
    4. Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain train
    5. Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar car
    6. Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train train
    7. Take the train from Almaty 1 to Otartrain train
    8. Drive from Otar to Bishkekcar car
    2d 1h
    $286–514

  3. Drive  4,178.1 km

    1. Drive from Dali to Bishkekcar car 4,178.1 km
    2d 6h
    $527–761

  4. Taxi to Luxi, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Dali to Luxi (LUM)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Luxi (LUM) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane LUM - ALA
    3. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    17h 50m
    $242–541

  5. Bus to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane LJG - ALA
    3. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    22h 12m
    $324–736

  6. Taxi to Baoshan, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Dali to Baoshan (BSD)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Baoshan (BSD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane BSD - ALA
    3. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    20h 32m
    $206–499

  7. Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Kashgar Airport, drive

    1. Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Kashgar Airport (KHG)plane plane DLU - KHG
    2. Drive from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Bishkekcar car
    17h 28m
    $392–1,022

Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration9h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$177Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,159.1 km
  • Duration: 17h

What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?

There is no direct connection from Dali to Bishkek. However, you can take the bus to Dali Airport, walk to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 92 bus to Sayran, walk to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dali to Bishkek via Kunming South, Beijing West Station, Ürümqi, Yining, Altynkol, Almaty 1, and Otar in around 2d 1h.

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