There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Dali by plane, taxi, bus, or train
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Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane MEL - DLU
17h 45m¥2,399–7,099Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MEL - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dalitrain
19h 16m¥1,941–5,871Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Baoshan (BSD)plane MEL - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
19h 2m¥2,194–5,964Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane MEL - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
21h 16m¥2,189–6,219Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane MEL - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
20h 24m¥2,634–6,784Fly to Luxi, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Luxi (LUM)plane MEL - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
20h¥2,634–6,784Fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane MEL - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
20h 31m¥4,034–11,784
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Dali is to fly and train which costs ¥1900 - ¥6000 and takes 19h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Dali is to fly which takes 17h 45m and costs ¥2400 - ¥7500.
The distance between Melbourne and Dali is 8473 km.
It takes approximately 17h 45m to get from Melbourne to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:19 PM in Melbourne and 5:19 PM in Dali.
There are 199+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Sichuan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baoshan via Tan Son Nhat, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baoshan via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luxi via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tengchong via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–13,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baoshan via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baoshan via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–12,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- cgzair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Train from Kunming Station to Lufeng South
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Lufeng South to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–130
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–180
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥65–90
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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