Cheapest€31.41
- China Eastern Airlines CE291706:4048m07:28Dali DLUKunming KMG
Door to door 3h 58mCO2 65.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Dali to Kunming costs €31.41 at the cheapest and takes 3h 55m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 267 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 267 km
- Fastest
- 3h 55m
- Average
- 3h 57m
- Services per day
- 3
- Cheapest
- €31.41
- CO2 per passenger
- 65.7 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 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 3h 58m | 48m | 3h 10m | €32.00 | 65.7 kg | 1 |
- 3h 58mFastest, by Flight
- €32.00Cheapest, by Flight
- 65.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 267 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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 Kunming | 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 | €71.53 | €63.86 | €60.32 | €57.37 | €47.34 | €40.26 | €41.44 | €56.78 | €48.52 | €53.83 | €45.57 | €45.57 | €34.95 | €32.00 |
| Train | €131.79 | €121.34 | €99.34 | €87.79 | €76.79 | €78.44 | €59.74 | €74.59 | €78.99 | €82.84 | €66.34 | €59.19 | €62.49 | €48.74 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €31.41
The flight gets you into Kunming. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Kunming for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Dali to Kunming
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.4190 days
- €35.5460 days
- €35.5445 days
- €34.3630 days
- €40.2621 days
- €32.0014 days
- €41.447 days
- €60.323 days
- €71.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 128 percent. The most expensive point is €71.53, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 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 14 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.
- €45.57Sun
- €45.57Mon
- €34.95Tue
- €40.26Wed
- €56.78Thu
- €48.52Fri
- €53.83Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €40.26Sep
- €34.95Oct
- €36.13Nov
- €33.77Dec
- €31.41Jan
- €31.41Feb
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
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 267 km against 259 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, Shangri-La. The gap between arriving and leaving is 73 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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 06:40 and the last at 06:40, across 1 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
Kunming
Rail
- Kunming South Station
- Kunming railway station
- Kunming Railway Station
Bus
- Kunming East Bus Terminal
- 北市区车场
Air
- KMG
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Eastern Airlines | €31.41 | 3h 55m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
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 | €19.00 | 60% |
| Taxes | €3.42 | 11% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 22% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €31.41 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Kunming well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Kunming South Station
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 Kunming
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 Kunming?
The fastest journey from Dali to Kunming takes 3h 55m door to door, of which 48m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 3h 57m, 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 Kunming?
The cheapest fare from Dali to Kunming is €31.41, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €45.57. 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 Kunming?
The cheapest way from Dali to Kunming is by Flight, at €32.00 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 3h 58m 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 Kunming?
Fares from Dali to Kunming bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 128 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Dali to Kunming?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Dali to Kunming, at €34.95. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 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 Kunming?
January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dali to Kunming, at €31.41 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 Kunming?
1 operators sell services from Dali to Kunming across 1 modes: 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 Kunming?
33 percent of the services we sell from Dali to Kunming are direct. The rest connect at Lijiang, Shangri-La, with about 73 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 Kunming use?
Services from Dali to Kunming by Flight leave from Dali DLU and arrive at Kunming KMG. 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 Kunming?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Dali to Kunming 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 Kunming on September 9, 2026: 267 km of route against 259 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €31.41, and 3h 55m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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