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

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  1. Fly to Dali Huangcaoba

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane MEL - DLU
    17h 50m
    ¥1,952–7,652

  2. Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane MEL - LJG
    2. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus bus
    21h 41m
    ¥1,942–3,792

  3. Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane plane MEL - KMG
    2. Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain train
    18h 54m
    ¥1,965–7,887

  4. Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane plane MEL - PZI
    2. Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi taxi
    22h 24m
    ¥2,587–8,837

  5. Fly to Baoshan, taxi

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Baoshan (BSD)plane plane MEL - BSD
    2. Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi taxi
    19h 17m
    ¥2,247–8,517

  6. Fly to Tengchong, taxi

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane plane MEL - TCZ
    2. Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi taxi
    20h 32m
    ¥2,787–12,837

  7. Fly to Luxi, taxi

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Luxi (LUM)plane plane MEL - LUM
    2. Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi taxi
    20h 40m
    ¥2,687–8,837

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

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration15h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,524Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?

China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 3 times a day.

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