There are 4 ways to get from Mandalay to Dali by taxi, plane, or bus
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Taxi, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Take the taxi from Mandalay to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)taxi
- Fly from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane MDL - DLU
18h 48m¥1,339–6,779Taxi, fly to Luxi
- Take the taxi from Mandalay to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)taxi
- Fly from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Luxi (LUM)plane MDL - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
5h 12m¥1,374–5,264Taxi, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Mandalay to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)taxi
- Fly from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MDL - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
13h 3m¥1,929–6,419Taxi, fly to Baoshan
- Take the taxi from Mandalay to Mandalay International Airport (MDL)taxi
- Fly from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Baoshan (BSD)plane MDL - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
7h 54m¥3,434–10,144
Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mandalay to Dali is to taxi and fly which costs ¥1300 - ¥5500 and takes 5h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Mandalay to Dali is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 12m and costs ¥1300 - ¥5500.
The distance between Mandalay and Dali is 680 km.
It takes approximately 18h 48m to get from Mandalay to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 1h 30m ahead of Mandalay. It is currently 2:30 PM in Mandalay and 4:00 PM in Dali.
There are 210+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Mandalay, Myanmar and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
There is no direct connection from Mandalay to Dali. However, you can take the taxi to Mandalay International Airport (MDL) airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU), walk to Dali Airport, then take the bus to Cangshan Hotel. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Mandalay International Airport (MDL) airport, fly to Luxi (LUM), then take the taxi to Dali.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Mandalay International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Mandalay International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Luxi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,500
Flights from Mandalay International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Yangon, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Mandalay International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Mandalay International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Yangon, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Mandalay International Airport to Baoshan via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Mandalay International Airport to Luxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–4,300
Flights from Mandalay International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Mandalay International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Luxi, Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,500
- 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
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