Route · XIY → DLC
Flights from Xian to Dalian
Spanning roughly 1,244 kilometres between Shaanxi's provincial capital and the port city of Dalian on the Liaodong Peninsula, this domestic Chinese trunk route is comfortably covered in under two hours, making it a realistic same-day business connection between the two cities. Air China, China Southern, and Shenzhen Airlines collectively operate most departures, typically deploying narrowbody Airbus A320-family jets, while KLM's presence on the tracking list likely reflects a codeshare arrangement rather than independent metal. Practically speaking, travellers connecting onward from Dalian Zhoushuizi International should note that the airport sits around 10 kilometres from downtown, with transit times that vary considerably depending on traffic, so budget at least 90 minutes if you have a tight hotel or ferry connection. Fares tend to soften in the shoulder periods of late autumn and early winter, and midweek departures generally offer more availability than weekend flights, which attract higher loads from leisure travellers visiting Dalian's coastline.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Xian (XIY) → Dalian (DLC). Use the year view… to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
4 carriersThe 4 carriers we currently track on the Xian–Dalian route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Xian to Dalian
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Xian to Dalian — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at XIY and… DLC, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.