There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Dali by plane, taxi, train, or bus
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Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane CMB - DLU
10h 2m¥2,297–6,730Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane CMB - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
9h 26m¥1,910–5,965Fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane CMB - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
13h 28m¥3,232–8,915Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CMB - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
13h 8m¥2,387–6,870Fly to Luxi, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Luxi (LUM)plane CMB - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
12h 52m¥2,632–7,415Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Baoshan (BSD)plane CMB - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
11h 4m¥2,392–6,595
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Dali is to fly and train which costs ¥1900 - ¥6000 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Dali is to fly and train which takes 9h 26m and costs ¥1900 - ¥6000.
The distance between Colombo and Dali is 3034 km.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Colombo to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 5:03 AM in Colombo and 7:33 AM in Dali.
There are 231+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Air China and Chongqing Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Don Muang, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luxi via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baoshan via Dhaka, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baoshan via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
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 54m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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