There are 5 ways to get from Dali to Sydney by plane, taxi, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DLU - SYD
16h 34m$474–1,606Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KMG - SYD
17h 37m$441–1,457Taxi to Luxi, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the taxi from Dali to Luxi (LUM)taxi
- Fly from Luxi (LUM) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LUM - SYD
19h 14m$514–1,448Bus to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LJG - SYD
19h 51m$526–1,539Fly Dali Huangcaoba to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane DLU - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
22h 47m$566–2,023
Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dali to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $440 - $1,500 and takes 17h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Sydney is to fly which takes 16h 34m and costs $470 - $1,700.
The distance between Dali and Sydney is 8553 km.
It takes approximately 16h 34m to get from Dali to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 3h ahead of Dali. It is currently 11:33 PM in Dali and 2:33 AM in Sydney.
There are 5491+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Newcastle Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Newcastle Airport via Tianfu International, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Newcastle Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Newcastle Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Newcastle Airport via Tianfu International, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Newcastle Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Newcastle Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $23–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–50
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $17–24
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