There are 7 ways to get from London to Dali by plane, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LHR - DLU
18h 45m¥3,216–10,302Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LHR - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
20h 4m¥2,729–5,437Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LHR - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
20h 56m¥3,006–9,442Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LGW - DLU
18h 44m¥2,837–9,282Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane LHR - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
22h 41m¥4,451–12,987Fly London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Baoshan (BSD)plane LHR - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
21h 2m¥2,911–8,667Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LGW - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
22h 55m¥3,027–9,422
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Dali is to fly and train which costs ¥2700 - ¥5500 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from London to Dali is to train and fly which takes 18h 44m and costs ¥2800 - ¥9500.
The distance between London and Dali is 8544 km.
It takes approximately 18h 45m to get from London to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 12:41 PM in London and 7:41 PM in Dali.
There are 230+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between London, England and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Dhaka, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tengchong via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tengchong via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tengchong via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tengchong via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–18,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tengchong via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tengchong via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–260
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥160–270
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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
- 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 37m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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