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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

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    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane MEL - DLU
    17h 50m
    ¥1,848–8,148

  2. 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
    ¥2,183–9,833

  3. Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus

    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
    ¥1,938–3,888

  4. 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 59m
    ¥1,861–7,883

  5. 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
    ¥2,383–10,833

  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
    21h 32m
    ¥2,783–12,833

  7. 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
    ¥2,943–12,513

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

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration16h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,534Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?

China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 4 times a day.

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