There are 6 ways to get from Dali to Chiang Mai by taxi, plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Baoshan, fly
best- Take the taxi from Dali to Baoshan (BSD)taxi
- Fly from Baoshan (BSD) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane BSD - CNX
9h 48m฿6,188–15,877Fly from Dali Huangcaoba
cheapest- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane DLU - CNX
7h 31m฿2,475–15,075Train, bus via Nong Khai
- Take the train from Dali to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
- Take the bus from Nong Khai to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminalbus
26h 11m฿4,258–7,781Train, bus
- Take the train from Dali to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Maibus
30h 25m฿2,718–9,921Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane KMG - CNX
6h 29m฿5,473–12,226Train, bus via Kunming
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
- Take the bus from Nong Khai to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminalbus
31h 30m฿3,375–5,830
Baoshan (BSD) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dali to Chiang Mai is to train and bus via Kunming which costs ฿3300 - ฿6000 and takes 31h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Chiang Mai is to train and fly which takes 6h 29m and costs ฿5000 - ฿13000.
The distance between Dali and Chiang Mai is 877 km.
The best way to get from Dali to Chiang Mai without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 25m and costs ฿2700 - ฿10000.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Dali to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 1h behind Dali. It is currently 14:52 in Dali and 13:52 in Chiang Mai.
There are 3416+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
China Southern Airlines, China West Air, and six other airlines fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Baoshan to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–14,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Baoshan to Chiang Mai International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–19,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Chiang Mai International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–21,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–24,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Chiang Mai International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–21,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Chiang Mai International Airport via Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–15,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–14,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–12,000
Train from Dali to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿550–1,300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿550–800
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿850–1,300
Train from Dali to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿550–1,300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿550–800
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿850–1,300
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿500–1,100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿500–750
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿750–1,100
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿500–1,100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿500–750
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿750–1,100
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–4,600
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿2,100–2,900
- First Class
- ฿2,800–4,600
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–4,600
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,900
- First Class
- ฿2,200–4,600
- Phone
- 084-2626003
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Nong Khai to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–1,700
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Nong Khai to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–1,700
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- ฺBor Kor Sor
Bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿450–4,000
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- ฺBor Kor Sor
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–2,919
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ฿1,400–2,000
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