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Edition HistoryEdit Dali Highway

As far as the transportation in Dali Region is concerned, highway is still the most convenient way. The opening of Chuxiong-Dali superhighway has greatly improved the transportation conditions from Kunming to Dali.

Passenger Transport Station of Dali City is the biggest bus station. It is located opposite the shopping mall of Mingsheng. Most express-buses set out from the Station. In the Station there is an independent waiting room for the express-buses (the luxurious express-buses). The express-buses from Dali to Zhongdian set out at 9:00 in the morning. It goes for 300 kilometers and arrives at about 17:00. The travel will take you 8 to 9 hours and cost you 85 yuan. By the way, the part from Dali to Tiger Jumping Gorge (or Qiaotou Town) will last for about 6 hours, and the part from Qiaotou Town to Zhongdian, more than 2 hours. The latest express-bus from Dali to Lijiang will start at 19:00. It will go for 3 hours and cost you 50 yuan.

Inquiry Tel: 0872-2128922

The Passenger Transport Service Station is the second biggest Station. Here you can find express-buses to all parts of Yunnan . The Sevice Station is very close to the Passenger Transport Station of Dali City, so you can choose the one that meets your need most.

Dayun Bus Station is the third biggest station. It is opposite the Passenger Transport Station of Dali City. Here the most inexpensive express-bus to Kunming will only cost you 50 yuan.

Inquiry Tel for Long-distance Transport: 0872-2123436

The Northern Passenger Transport Station of Xiaguan: there are buses to Lijiang and Zhongdian. The buses to Lijiang set out every half an hour. The latest bus set out at 6:30 in the evening. The travel to Lijiang will last for three and a half hours and cost you 38 yuan.

Inquiry Tel: 0872-2258724

Tips:

1. The three biggest Long-distance Bus Stations of Xiaguan are all located on Jianshe Road.

2. There are every day long-distance buses to Dali at all Bus Stations in Kunming. In the Nanyao Bus Station not very far from Kunming Train Station, there are many buses to Dali. The earliest one sets out at 8:00 in the morning. The travel will last for about 4 hours and cost you 103 yuan. In addition, there are many private cars and most of them are Iveco. The buses from Kunming to Dali will finally arrive in Xiaguan (Xiaguan is a new city), but not the Ancient City of Dali. Out of Xiaguan Bus Station, you can take Bus No.4 to the Ancient City of Dali directly. The Ancient City of Dali is about 20 kilometers away from Xian guan. The travel will last for 40 minutes and cost you 2.5 yuan.

3. There are every day 4 express-buses from Dali to Lijiang. They start from the Passenger Transport Center of Dali at 8:30, 9:30, 14:00, and 19:00. The travel will last for about three hours and a half and cost you 50 yuan. There are luxurious buses to Lijiang at the gate of Cangshan Restaurant of Xiaguan. The latest one sets out at 14:20. There are also minibuses produced in China which are used for short-distance transportation; but they are slow and in bad conditions, and stop frequently during the travel. The latest minibus starts at 14:00. The travel will last for 4 hours and cost you 35 yuan per person. You can get on at Xiaguan Passenger Transport Station. The latest luxurious bus from Dali City (Xiaguan) to Lijiang starts from Xiaguan Bus Station at 19:00. It arrives in the Ancient City of Dali at 19:20. The ticket price is 50 yuan.

4. There are buses at Xiaguan Station to Baoshan, Tengchong, Ruili and Jinghong. In addition, there are long-distance buses at 7:30 and 11:30 every day to Liuku.