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 from Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DLU - SYD
16h 44m$494–1,406Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KMG - SYD
17h 42m$411–1,256Taxi to Luxi, fly
- Take the taxi from Dali to Luxi (LUM)taxi
- Fly from Luxi (LUM) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LUM - SYD
17h 24m$481–1,245Bus to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly
- 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
21h 41m$476–1,437Taxi to Xichang Qingshan Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Dali to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC)taxi
- Fly from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane XIC - SYD
20h 1m$600–1,538
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 $410 - $1,300 and takes 17h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Sydney is to fly which takes 16h 44m and costs $490 - $1,500.
The distance between Dali and Sydney is 8553 km.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Dali to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 3h ahead of Dali. It is currently 6:31 PM in Dali and 9:31 PM in Sydney.
There are 5232+ 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 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Xichang Qingshan Airport to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- 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
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $22–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–50
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $17–24
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Estimated price
- $120–240
Dali Taxi
- Phone
- +86 872 212 8951
Dali Taxi
- Phone
- +86 872 212 8951
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