Why go
- City in Liaoning, China.
- Served by Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC).
History
Dalian is a major prefecture-level, sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the southern tip of the Liaodong peninsula, it is the southernmost city in both Liaoning and the entire Northeast. Dalian borders the prefectural cities of Yingkou and Anshan to the north and Dandong to the northeast, and also shares maritime boundaries with Qinhuangdao and Huludao across the Liaodong Bay to the west and northwest, Yantai and Weihai on the Shandong peninsula across the Bohai Strait to the south, and North Korea across the Korea Bay to the east.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 26 airlines, 59 direct destinations
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A320, A319, A321, 737-800, 737-700, 737) · 30 routes: Beijing, Changcha, Cheju, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Huangshan, Jinan, Mudanjiang, Nagoya, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Osaka, Qingdao*, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Taipei, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo, Toyama, Wuhan, Xi'an, Yancheng, Yangzhou, Yanji, Zhengzhou
- Air China CA (737-800, A320, CRJ-200, A321) · 21 routes: Beijing, Fukuoka, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei*, Hiroshima, Hong Kong, Jinan*, Nanjing, NTG*, Osaka, Qingdao*, Seoul*, Shanghai, Shenzhen*, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo, Wuxi, Xi'an, Zhengzhou*
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, A319, 737, 737-800, A321, 737-300…) · 13 routes: Beijing, Changzhou, Chaoyang, Kunming, Lianyungang, Luoyang, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shanghai, Tokyo*, Xi'an, Yinchun, Zhengzhou
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737, 737-800, A320) · 13 routes: Beijing, Hangzhou, Harbin, Jinan, Nanjing, NTG, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Taiyuan*, Tianjin, Wuxi, Xi'an, Zhengzhou
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800) · 11 routes: Beijing, Hefei, Jiamusi, Nanjing, Ninbo, Taipei, Taiyuan, Weifang, Wuhan, Xi'an, Zhengzhou
- Huaxia G5 (CRJ-900) · 9 routes: Chifeng, Dongying, Fuyang, Handan, Huai An, Jining, Lianyungang, Qinhuangdao, TVS
- All Nippon Airways NH (737-800, 737, 767-300) · 6 routes: Beijing*, Fukuoka*, Hiroshima*, Osaka, Tianjin*, Tokyo*
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737, 737-800) · 6 routes: Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xiamen
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320, A321) · 5 routes: Chongqing, Hangzhou, Harbin, Jinan, Xuzhou
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 3 routes: Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang
- Japan Air System JD (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Hangzhou, Ninbo, Wuhan
- Potomac Air BK (737-800, YN7) · 3 routes: Hangzhou, Tianjin, Yantai
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800, CRJ-200) · 3 routes: Hefei, Jinan, Qingdao
- Air Foyle GS (Embraer 190, A320) · 2 routes: Linyi, Tianjin
- Cargo Plus Aviation 8L (737) · 2 routes: Tianjin, Wuhan
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 2 routes: Hangzhou, Shanghai
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A321) · 1 route: Seoul
- China Airlines CI (A330-300) · 1 route: Taipei
- Dragonair KA (737-800) · 1 route: Hong Kong*
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (767) · 1 route: Tokyo
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (32S) · 1 route: Hangzhou*
- Korean Air KE (A319, 777-200, 737-800) · 1 route: Seoul
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737, 737-800) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Starline.kz DZ (737-800) · 1 route: Ninbo
- Uni Air B7 (A321, A330-200, 737-800) · 1 route: Taipei*
- West Air China PN (A320) · 1 route: Zhengzhou
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: DLC has direct flights to 59 destinations on 26 airlines (incl. Hangzhou, Tianjin, Shanghai, Beijing, Jinan…). By water: 2 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: 辽渔大连湾航运中心, 14 km); routes include Dalian Bay - Yantai, Dalian - Yantai.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Dalian. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.