There are 7 ways to get from Nepal to Dali by plane, car, bus, taxi, or train
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¥1,081–3,936Fly 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 17m¥827–3,678Drive, 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¥1,321–1,539Fly 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 38m¥1,197–3,616Fly Bharatpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Bharatpur Airport (BHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane BHR - DLU
16h 41m¥1,014–3,662Fly Janakpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Janakpur Airport (JKR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane JKR - DLU
16h 51m¥971–3,500Fly 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 Station to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dalitrain
9h 57m¥1,291–2,346
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 - ¥1600 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Nepal to Dali is to fly and train which takes 9h 57m and costs ¥1200 - ¥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 2:46 AM in Nepal and 5:01 AM in Dali.
There are 199+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Nepal and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and Nepal 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Baoshan via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,300
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Baoshan via Lhasa, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,300
Flights from Bharatpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,700
Flights from Bharatpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Pokhara, Tribhuvan International Airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
Flights from Janakpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,500
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,000
- 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
- ¥1,000–4,600
Flights from Janakpur Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tribhuvan International Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,400
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,300
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
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
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,200
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,300
- 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
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,600
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
- 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 Shangri-La Bus Station to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥65–90
- Schedules at
- 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
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–380
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