There are 5 ways to get from Dali to Sydney by plane, taxi, bus, or train
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Fly from Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DLU - SYD
17h 52m$521–1,526Train, train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Dali to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Kunming Stationtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KMG - SYD
18h 49m$424–1,284Taxi 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 37m$589–1,465Taxi to Tengchong, fly
- Take the taxi from Dali to Tengchong (TCZ)taxi
- Fly from Tengchong (TCZ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TCZ - SYD
18h 14m$589–1,466Bus 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
22h 28m$543–1,657
Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dali to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $420 - $1,300 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Sydney is to taxi and fly which takes 17h 37m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Dali and Sydney is 8549 km.
It takes approximately 17h 52m to get from Dali to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 3h ahead of Dali. It is currently 10:23 AM in Dali and 1:23 PM in Sydney.
There are 4788+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Tengchong to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Tengchong to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Tengchong to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Tengchong to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Train from Dali to Lufeng South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $19–26
- Adult - 1st Class
- $27–40
Train from Lufeng South to Kunming Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
- 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
- 3h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Dali Taxi
- Phone
- +86 872 212 8951
Dali Taxi
- Phone
- +86 872 212 8951
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