There are 10 ways to get from Hangzhou to Dali by plane, train, car, bus, or taxi
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Fly Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane HGH - DLU
6h 43m¥767–3,524Train via Kunming
cheapest- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Kunmingtrain Shanghai South
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain Honghe
35h 53m¥332–776Train
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Kunming Southtrain Shanghai Hongqiao / ...
- Take the train from Kunming South to Dalitrain Kunming South / ...
11h 41m¥1,030–1,242Drive 2,435.8 km
- Drive from Hangzhou to Dalicar 2,435.8 km
24h 34m¥2,071–2,992Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SHA - DLU
7h 27m¥1,990–3,047Fly Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane HGH - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
10h 34m¥1,707–2,864Fly Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane HGH - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
8h 31m¥1,952–4,509Train to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Nanjing South Stationtrain
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane NKG - DLU
7h 41m¥968–2,817Fly Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane HGH - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
8h 33m¥780–3,259Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane PVG - DLU
8h 22m¥1,942–2,699
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hangzhou to Dali is to train via Kunming which costs ¥330 - ¥800 and takes 35h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Hangzhou to Dali is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs ¥750 - ¥3600.
No, there is no direct train from Hangzhou to Dali. However, there are services departing from Hangzhou East and arriving at Dali via Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 41m.
The distance between Hangzhou and Dali is 2089 km. The road distance is 2435.8 km.
The best way to get from Hangzhou to Dali without a car is to train which takes 11h 41m and costs ¥1000 - ¥1300.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Hangzhou to Dali, including transfers.
Hangzhou to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Hangzhou East station.
The best way to get from Hangzhou to Dali is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs ¥750 - ¥3600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥1000 - ¥1300 and takes 11h 41m.
Hangzhou to Dali train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hangzhou to Dali is 2436 km. It takes approximately 24h 34m to drive from Hangzhou to Dali.
What companies run services between Hangzhou, China and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Tibet Airlines Corporation, Beijing Capital, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hangzhou East to Dali via Kunming South in around 11h 41m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–2,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–2,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–2,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–2,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–5,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–4,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,400
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–2,900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–2,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–5,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–4,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–4,400
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Yibin Wuliangye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Mianyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,200
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,600
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Yibin Wuliangye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Yibin Wuliangye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,000
Train from Hangzhou East to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥900–1,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,500–1,700
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,200–3,100
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Hangzhou East to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥115–125
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥180–210
- Business Class Seat
- ¥260–380
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Kunming South to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–250
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–250
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Hangzhou East to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥95–200
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥95–140
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥140–200
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 Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
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 Hangzhou East to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥230–310
- Hard sleeper
- ¥410–600
- Soft sleeper
- ¥650–850
- [email protected]
- 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
- 3h 9m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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