There are 7 ways to get from Delhi to Dali by plane, train, car, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
best- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane DEL - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
12h 53m¥1,031–3,753Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
cheapest- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane DEL - DLU
14h 4m¥968–3,718Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from New Delhi to New Jalpaiguritrain
- Take the train from New Jalpaiguri to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Dalitrain
3d 8h¥1,162–2,156Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Baoshan (BSD)plane DEL - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
13h 16m¥2,013–5,883Fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane DEL - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
16h 1m¥2,253–6,703Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane DEL - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
16h 48m¥2,053–5,303Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane DEL - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
15h 50m¥1,508–4,558
Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Delhi to Dali is to train and drive and bus which costs ¥1100 - ¥2200 and takes 3 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Delhi to Dali is to fly and train which takes 12h 53m and costs ¥1000 - ¥3800.
The distance between Delhi and Dali is 2925 km.
It takes approximately 12h 53m to get from Delhi to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 2h 30m ahead of Delhi. It is currently 2:56 AM in Delhi and 5:26 AM in Dali.
There are 230+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Delhi, India and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
IndiGo Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,500
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–7,500
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kathmandu, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,700
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Baoshan via Kathmandu, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Baoshan via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–11,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Baoshan via Yangon, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Baoshan via Noi Bai International, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tengchong via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tengchong via Yangon, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tengchong via Noi Bai International, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tengchong via Kathmandu, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Yangon, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tengchong via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tengchong via Noi Bai International, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Tengchong via Noi Bai International, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Train from Kunming to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Delhi to New Jalpaiguri
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥45–360
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥45–60
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥120–150
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥170–210
- First Class (1A)
- ¥280–360
Train from New Jalpaiguri to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9–75
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥9–11
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥26–35
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥35–45
- First Class (1A)
- ¥55–75
Train from Lhasa to Chongqing West
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–380
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–750
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Chongqing West to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥151
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥69–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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