There are 9 ways to get from Nepal to Dali by plane, car, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane KTM - DLU
12h 26m¥1,123–4,162Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane KTM - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
13h 52m¥775–3,569Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La Countybus
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Xiangyuntrain
2d 5h¥1,314–1,671Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Baoshan (BSD)plane KTM - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
16h 43m¥2,088–7,021Fly Bharatpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Bharatpur Airport (BHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane BHR - DLU
16h 41m¥1,901–7,060Fly Janakpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Janakpur Airport (JKR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane JKR - DLU
17h 21m¥984–3,633Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane KTM - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
9h¥1,772–2,346Drive, bus
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La Countybus
- Take the bus from Shangri-La Bus Station to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
2d 7h¥1,304–1,650Drive, bus, train via Chengdu
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Bus Station to Chengdubus
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Dalitrain
2d 18h¥1,759–2,482
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nepal to Dali is to drive and bus which costs ¥1300 - ¥1700 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Nepal to Dali is to fly and train which takes 9h and costs ¥1700 - ¥2400.
The distance between Nepal and Dali is 1526 km.
It takes approximately 12h 26m to get from Nepal to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 2h 15m ahead of Nepal. It is currently 8:12 PM in Nepal and 10:27 PM in Dali.
There are 222+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Nepal and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,200
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Baoshan via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Bharatpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Bharatpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Pokhara, Tribhuvan International Airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Janakpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,700
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bharatpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tribhuvan International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Janakpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tribhuvan International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Lhasa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,500
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- ¥45–65
Train from Lijiang to Xiangyun
- Adult - second class
- ¥65–95
Train from Kunming to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Chengdu East to Dali
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥620–670
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La County
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥551
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- 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
Bus from Shangri-La Bus Station to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–380
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