There are 4 ways to get from Dali to Sydney by plane, taxi, train, or bus
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Fly from Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DLU - SYD
15h 52m$411–1,426Train 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 35m$407–1,175Taxi 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$484–1,460Bus 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
20h 38m$451–1,556
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 $400 - $1,200 and takes 17h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Sydney is to fly which takes 15h 52m and costs $410 - $1,500.
The distance between Dali and Sydney is 8549 km.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from Dali to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 3h ahead of Dali. It is currently 11:01 PM in Dali and 2:01 AM in Sydney.
There are 4636+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three 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 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- 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
- $350–1,300
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- 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
- $470–1,500
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- 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
- $430–1,300
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $22–30
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–45
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $16–23
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