How to Get to Lushui City (Liuku Town) from Dali City (Xiaguan Town)

When it comes to Dali City, people think of the Dali Ancient Town, Cangshan Mountain and  Erhai Lake, Nanzhao Folk Island and the three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple. The government seat of Dali City is Xiaguan Town. Lushui City, the county-level city of Yunnan Province, under the jurisdiction of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, is the government seat of Nujiang. It is an important part of Three Parallel Rivers Natural Reserve and Shangri-La ecotourism area. Liuku Town is the government seat of Lushui City. 

How to Get to Lushui City (Liuku) from Dali City (Xiaguan)

With a distance of about 230 kilometers, tourists could go from Dali City to Lushui City mainly by long-distance bus since there are no airport and railway station in Lushui City.

1. By Long-distance Bus

The transportation between Dali City and Lushui City refers to two main bus stations: Dali Express Bus Station and Liuku Bus Terminal. Travelers can take long-distance bus from Xiaguan Town of Dali City to Liuku Town of Lushui City. So far, there are about 15 daily buses departing from Dali City.

a. Dali Express Bus Station大理快速汽车客运站
Address: No.1, Huancheng South Road, Dali City, Dali大理白族自治州大理市环城南路1号
Tel: 0872-2128922

Check more about Dali City Travel Guide.
1 Day Dali Cangshan Mountain Hiking Tour to Xiaocenfeng Peak 4092M
2 Days Dali Pilgrimage Hiking Tour from Erhai Lake to Jizu Mountain

b. Liuku Bus Terminal六库客运站
Address: No.50, Xueshan Road, Liuke Town, Lushui City, Niujiang Prefecture怒江傈僳族自治州泸水市六库镇雪山路50号

Tour including Liuku Town: 20 Days Yunnan Three Parallel Rivers Adventure Trekking Tour.

Dali Express Bus Station-Liuku Bus Terminal Timetable

2. By Chartered Bus

In Yunnan, you can see many chartered buses and minibuses outside the scenic spots, railway station, airport and bus station. Because there are a lot of people in these places. Like taxi, chartered bus and minibus are more convenient and flexible. Accordingly, you will spend more money.