Cheapest€183.04
- Air China AC442618:413h 20m22:01Dali DLUBeijing PKX
Door to door 6h 30mCO2 555.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Dali to Beijing costs €183.04 at the cheapest and takes 6h 25m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 2,256 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 2,256 km
- Fastest
- 6h 25m
- Average
- 6h 38m
- Services per day
- 16
- Cheapest
- €183.04
- CO2 per passenger
- 555.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 25m | 3h 15m | 3h 10m | €215.49 | 555.0 kg | 15 |
- 6h 25mFastest, by Flight
- €215.49Cheapest, by Flight
- 555.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 2,256 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€233.78
- Air China AC790906:283h 15m09:43Dali DLUBeijing NAY
Door to door 6h 25mCO2 555.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€223.09
- China Railway CR740907:301h 18m08:48Dali Railway StationLijiang Railway Station
- Air China AC623809:343h 10m12:44Lijiang LJGBeijing PEK
Changes at Lijiang, with 46 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 11mCO2 532.6 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dali to Beijing | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €517.57 | €419.63 | €416.68 | €323.46 | €294.55 | €261.51 | €305.76 | €285.70 | €278.62 | €286.88 | €263.28 | €219.03 | €215.49 | €225.52 |
| Train | €618.54 | €468.39 | €587.74 | €313.29 | €336.39 | €322.64 | €314.39 | €280.84 | €294.59 | €360.59 | €294.59 | €230.79 | €291.29 | €255.54 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €183.04
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Beijing. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Beijing Railway Station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Dali to Beijing
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €183.0490 days
- €164.1660 days
- €180.6845 days
- €180.0930 days
- €195.4321 days
- €225.5214 days
- €305.767 days
- €416.683 days
- €517.571 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €164.16.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 215 percent. The most expensive point is €517.57, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €263.28Sun
- €219.03Mon
- €215.49Tue
- €225.52Wed
- €280.84Thu
- €278.62Fri
- €286.88Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €261.51Sep
- €194.84Oct
- €177.44Nov
- €178.32Dec
- €177.73Jan
- €150.00Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 75% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 25% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,256 km against 2,190 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Lijiang, Xi’an, Chengdu, Chongqing. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Dali at 06:11 and the last at 18:49, across 15 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dali
Rail
- Dali Railway Station
- Dalierhai Railway Station
Bus
- Dali Express Bus Station
- Dali North Coach Station
Air
- DLU
Beijing
Rail
- Beijing Railway Station
- Beijingnan railway station
- Beijing East railway station
Bus
- 大屯场站
- 半截塔公交场站
Air
- PEK
- PKX
- NAY
Ferry
- 燕莎码头
- 蓝港码头
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Air China | €183.04 |
| Beijing Capital Airlines | €186.58 |
| China Eastern Airlines | €206.05 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €147.50 | 81% |
| Taxes | €26.55 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €183.04 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Beijing?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Dali to Beijing
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Dali to Beijing?
The fastest journey from Dali to Beijing takes 6h 25m door to door, of which 3h 15m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 38m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Dali to Beijing?
The cheapest fare from Dali to Beijing is €183.04, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €308.71. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Dali to Beijing?
The cheapest way from Dali to Beijing is by Flight, at €215.49 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 6h 25m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Dali to Beijing?
Fares from Dali to Beijing bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €164.16. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 215 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Dali to Beijing?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Dali to Beijing, at €215.49. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Dali to Beijing?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dali to Beijing, at €150.00 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Dali to Beijing?
3 operators sell services from Dali to Beijing across 1 modes: Air China, Beijing Capital Airlines, China Eastern Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Dali to Beijing?
75 percent of the services we sell from Dali to Beijing are direct. The rest connect at Lijiang, Xi’an, Chengdu, Chongqing, with about 46 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Dali to Beijing use?
Services from Dali to Beijing by Flight leave from Dali DLU and arrive at Beijing NAY. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Dali to Beijing?
0 of the 3 operators we sell from Dali to Beijing allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Dali to Beijing on September 9, 2026: 2256 km of route against 2190 km in a straight line, 16 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €183.04, and 6h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Beijing and elsewhere in China. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Beijing before you go
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