There are 9 ways to get from Dali to Qinghai by plane, train, car, taxi, or bus
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Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Xining
best- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Xining (XNN)plane DLU - XNN
6h 43m¥636–3,336Train
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Xi'an North Stationtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Xiningtrain
17h¥1,107–1,642Drive 1,773.3 km
- Drive from Dali to Xiningcar 1,773.3 km
21h 9m¥1,495–2,160Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Yushu
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Yushu (YUS)plane DLU - YUS
9h 50m¥820–3,785Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Gannan Xiahe Airport, taxi
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH)plane DLU - GXH
- Take the taxi from Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) to Rongwotaxi
8h 18m¥1,855–4,705Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly to Xining
- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Xining (XNN)plane KMG - XNN
7h 21m¥706–3,468Bus to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly to Xining
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Xining (XNN)plane LJG - XNN
11h 44m¥2,233–3,378Train via Chengdu
- Take the train from Dali to Chengdu Easttrain Dali
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Xiningtrain Xining
22h 22m¥947–1,565Train via Chongqing West
- Take the train from Dali to Chongqing Westtrain Dali
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Xiningtrain Chongqing West
25h 4m¥643–841
Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Xining (XNN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dali to Qinghai is to train via Chongqing West which costs ¥600 - ¥850 and takes 25h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Qinghai is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs ¥600 - ¥3400.
No, there is no direct train from Dali to Qinghai. However, there are services departing from Dali and arriving at Xining via Kunming and Xi'an North. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Dali and Qinghai is 1266 km. The road distance is 1773.3 km.
The best way to get from Dali to Qinghai without a car is to train which takes 17h and costs ¥1100 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Dali to Qinghai, including transfers.
Dali to Qinghai train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Dali station.
The best way to get from Dali to Qinghai is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs ¥600 - ¥3400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥1100 - ¥1700 and takes 17h.
Dali to Qinghai train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Kunming station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dali to Qinghai is 1773 km. It takes approximately 21h 9m to drive from Dali to Qinghai.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Qinghai, China?
Tibet Airlines Corporation, Sichuan Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Xining (XNN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dali to Xining via Kunming, Xi'an North, and Xining in around 17h.
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,200
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Yushu via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,200
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Yushu via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Yushu via Chengdu, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,200
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,300
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–4,200
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Yushu via Chengdu, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,200
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,300
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Yushu via Chengdu, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,200
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,200
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,200
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,300
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Xining via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Yushu via Chengdu, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,700
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,800
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,200
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Xining via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,200
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Xi'an North to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥230–550
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥230–320
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥380–550
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Chengdu East to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥286–850
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥360–490
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥600–850
Train from Kunming to Xi'an North Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,700
Train from Dali to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥620–680
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
Train from Dali to Chongqing West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Chongqing West to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥110–170
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥240–270
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥350–490
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- ¥240–290
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