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There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Dali by plane, taxi, bus, or train

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  1. Fly to Dali Huangcaoba

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)planeMEL - DLU
    17h 45m
    ¥2,399–6,599

  2. Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)planeMEL - KMG
    2. Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng Southtrain
    3. Take the train from Lufeng South to Dalitrain
    19h 31m
    ¥1,941–5,271

  3. Fly to Baoshan, taxi

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Baoshan (BSD)planeMEL - BSD
    2. Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
    19h 2m
    ¥2,294–5,964

  4. Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)planeMEL - LJG
    2. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
    21h 16m
    ¥2,289–6,219

  5. Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)planeMEL - PZI
    2. Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
    20h 24m
    ¥2,634–7,284

  6. Fly to Luxi, taxi

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Luxi (LUM)planeMEL - LUM
    2. Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
    20h 30m
    ¥2,534–6,784

  7. Fly to Tengchong, taxi

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tengchong (TCZ)planeMEL - TCZ
    2. Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
    21h 31m
    ¥4,034–11,784

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration16h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket¥2,267Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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.

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