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
16h 12m$771–1,626Train 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 45m$397–564Taxi to Luxi, fly
- Take the taxi from Dali to Luxi (LUM)taxi
- Fly from Luxi (LUM) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LUM - SYD
18h 52m$553–1,859Bus 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 33m$511–1,556
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 $390 - $600 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Sydney is to fly which takes 16h 12m and costs $750 - $1,700.
The distance between Dali and Sydney is 8549 km.
It takes approximately 16h 12m to get from Dali to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 2h ahead of Dali. It is currently 5:23 AM in Dali and 7:23 AM in Sydney.
There are 4689+ 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
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,900
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–2,300
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–2,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–2,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
- 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
- $350–1,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $21–30
- 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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