There are 3 ways to get from Dali to Kyoto by plane, train, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane DLU - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōtotrain
10h 1m¥38,342–114,642Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane DLU - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōtotrain
10h 30m¥32,392–97,642Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dali to Shanghaicar
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Kyotocar
3d 2h¥71,709–99,846
Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dali to Kyoto is to fly and train which costs ¥38000 - ¥120000 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Kyoto is to fly and train which takes 10h 1m and costs ¥38000 - ¥120000.
The distance between Dali and Kyoto is 3594 km.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Dali to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kyoto is 1h ahead of Dali. It is currently 4:52 PM in Dali and 5:52 PM in Kyoto.
There are 3154+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Kyoto, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Dali to Kyoto. However, you can take the bus to Dali Airport, walk to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, then take the train to Kyōto. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dali to Kyoto via Shanghai and Osaka International Ferry Terminal in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–85,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Kansai International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–110,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Kansai International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–85,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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