Dali Railway Station

Dali Railway Station is about 8 miles (12.8 kilometers)  from Dali Airport, 12 miles (19 kilometers) from Dali Ancient City, 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) from Erhai Lake, 12.5 miles (20 kilometers) from Mt. Cangshan (Cangshan Mountain), and 12 miles (19 kilometers) from Three Pagodas.

Address: No.261 on Weishan Road, Xincheng District
 

As the terminal stop of Kunming-Dali Rail Line and the starting point of Dali-Lijiang Rail Line, the station mainly operates trains to Kunming, Lijiang and Guangtong.   
 See Dali - Kunming Train, Dali - Lijiang Train
 

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Kunming	G2846, D8662, D8662, D3934... 67 departures from 07:15 to 21:12	1h59m - 2h50m	CNY 173/ 109 USD 25/ 16
Lijiang	D8123, D8127, D8131, D8135 from 12:29 to 20:15	1h30m - 2h1m	CNY 127/ 80 USD 19/ 12
Guangtong North	G2846, G2850, D3946, D3856... 13 departures from 07:15 to 21:12	1h7m - 1h32m	CNY 119/ 75 USD 18/ 11

 

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Lijiang	Y761 at 13:56	3h42m	CNY 111.5 USD 16

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

 

Dali Railway Station

Platform

The station consists of a six-storey terminal building and the front square. However, only the first, second and third floors of the terminal building are for passenger use; the fourth to sixth floor are used as staff offices.
 3F: waiting room, toilets, hot drinking water, cell phone charging station
 2F: waiting room, toilets, hot drinking water, cell phone charging station
 1F: ticket office, platforms, left luggage, shops

 Front Square: bus stops, taxi stands
  Arrival by bus:
At Railway Station Bus Stop: 1, 5, 8, 21, City Sightseeing Line, Santa Special Line
At Dianyuan Xiaoqu: 2 (branch line)
At Municipal Court: 7, 10, 13, 16

Passengers arriving by bus will get off at the Weishan Road in front of the station. Passengers with a ticket in hand should go to the correct waiting room on the second or third floor. Passengers without tickets should go to the ticket office on the first floor to purchase one first and then go to the waiting room and wait for the departure.

 Arrival by taxi:
If getting to the station by taxi, passengers will be dropped off at elevated drop-off area on the second floor.

From	Duration (Minutes)	Cost (CNY)
Dali Ancient City	25	40
Three Pagodas	50	55
Dali Airport	25	20

A Hard Sleeper Carriage

Before checking in, please read your tickets carefully to know where to have the tickets checked. After checking-in, follow the direction boards to the platforms to board.
 Upon arrival, all passengers will be led to the exit hall to get out. To the east side of the exit hall, one can find the toilet. After exiting, one can go to the front square to take bus or taxi to leave the station.

 Leave by city bus to famous sites:
 Dali Ancient City:
Take bus no. 8 to the destination.
Or take Santa Special Line to Honglongjing, and then walk 800 yards northeastward to get there.

 Erhai Park:
Take city sightseeing line to get there.
Or take bus no. 1 to Intersection of Yunlong Road and then walk 870 yards to the destination.

 Yan's Compound of Bai Minority in Xizhou:
Walk 700 yards to the northeast of the Railway Station, one can see Dali Coach Station (the new one) and then take a coach to Xizhou County. The coach departs between 08:00 and 19:40 every 20 minutes. The coach ride takes about 40 minutes and ticket fare is CNY6 or so.

 Leave by long-distance bus:
About 700 yards to the northeast of the Railway Station, one can find Dali Coach Station (the new one). Passengers can go there and take a coach to Lijiang Old Town, Kunming, Tengchong, Jinghong, and Xizhou, etc.

Destinations	Departure	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
Lijiang	2 departures between 07:00 and 19:00	3h	66/80
Kunming	7 departures between 07:00 and 21:00	4h30m/5h	98 - 160

The coaches depart based on passenger flow. For exact time, please consult the coach station.
  Ticket office:
Ticket office is located on the first floor. Passengers can collect, purchase, refund or change tickets in the tickets office.

 Waiting room:
Passengers can find a seat inside the waiting rooms either on the second floor or on the third floor. Cell Phone Charging Station, toilets and hot drinking water are provided in the waiting room.

 Left luggage:
There is luggage storage office on the first floor. It usually charges CNY5 for a small bag per day and CNY10 for a large bag per day.