There are 8 ways to get from Australia to Dali by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane PER - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
16h 23m¥2,347–4,275Fly Perth Airport to Baoshan, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Baoshan (BSD)plane PER - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
18h 56m¥2,229–5,405Fly Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SYD - DLU
17h 29m¥2,502–6,621Fly Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane MEL - DLU
17h 55m¥2,248–5,648Fly Brisbane Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane BNE - DLU
19h 47m¥2,600–7,130Fly Perth Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane PER - DLU
15h 19m¥2,434–8,040Fly Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane PER - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
19h 10m¥2,624–8,680Fly Perth Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane PER - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
20h 7m¥2,669–8,225
Perth Airport (PER) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Dali is to fly and train which costs ¥2300 - ¥4300 and takes 16h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Dali is to fly which takes 15h 19m and costs ¥2400 - ¥8500.
The distance between Australia and Dali is 6823 km.
It takes approximately 16h 23m to get from Australia to Dali, including transfers.
There are 222+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Australia and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–14,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Baoshan via Singapore Changi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Baoshan via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Baoshan via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Baoshan via Tan Son Nhat, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Baoshan via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–14,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Perth Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Train from Kunming to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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