Travel to Dali Old Town
Every way to reach Dali Old Town: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Dali Old Town is reachable from 6 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 17m door to door. The nearest origin is 52 km away.
How people reach Dali Old Town
Every mode that actually calls at Dali Old Town, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 12 | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 242 km | 1 |
- 6Places you can arrive from
- 6Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into Dali Old Town. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Dali Old Town
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 10 | 83% | Zibihu, 52 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 2 | 17% | Shangri-La, 242 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Dali Old Town that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 12 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Dali Old Town
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dali Old Town
- Yangbi Railway Station
- 大理旅游客运站
- 大理古城旅游汽车客运站
The cheapest journeys into Dali Old Town
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zibihu to Dali Old Town train | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 52 km |
| Jinding to Dali Old Town train | €19.59 | 1h 43m | 110 km |
| Lijiang to Dali Old Town train | €23.44 | 1h 54m | 131 km |
| Lushui to Dali Old Town train | €23.44 | 2h | 131 km |
| Liuku to Dali Old Town train | €23.44 | 1h 58m | 132 km |
| Shangri-La to Dali Old Town train | €41.04 | 2h 44m | 242 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Baggage storage near Yangbi Railway 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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Popular trips to Dali Old Town
Common questions about Travel to Dali Old Town
How can I get to Dali Old Town?
Dali Old Town is reachable by 1 mode on our network, from 6 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 1 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Dali Old Town?
The cheapest way into Dali Old Town is by train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 6 origins we sell into Dali Old Town over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Dali Old Town?
The fastest journey into Dali Old Town is by train, at 1h 17m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 52 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Dali Old Town have?
Dali Old Town has 3 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Yangbi Railway Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Dali Old Town from within 200 km?
10 of the routes we sell into Dali Old Town start within 200 km. The nearest is Zibihu, 52 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Dali Old Town in China?
Dali Old Town connects to 6 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 242 km away in a straight line. China routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in China
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Dali Old Town is somebody else's catalog.

Things to do in Dali Old Town
Day trips that leave Dali Old Town in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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