There are 6 ways to get from Riverside to Dali by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LAX - DLU
25h 43m¥1,835–9,199Fly San Bernardino International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
cheapest- Fly from San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SBD - DLU
33h 7m¥882–5,543Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LAX - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
27h 38m¥3,725–6,339Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LAX - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
26h 42m¥2,248–8,434Fly Ontario International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane ONT - DLU
26h 52m¥2,971–12,097Train, train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane TIJ - DLU
31h 31m¥2,458–12,590
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Dali is to fly which costs ¥850 - ¥6000 and takes 33h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Dali is to train and fly which takes 25h 43m and costs ¥1800 - ¥9500.
The distance between Riverside and Dali is 12366 km.
It takes approximately 25h 43m to get from Riverside to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 15h ahead of Riverside. It is currently 3:12 PM in Riverside and 6:12 AM in Dali.
There are 226+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Delta, China Eastern Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Taiwan Taoyuan, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–16,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Taiwan Taoyuan, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–16,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–13,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 56m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Seattle, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–14,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–15,000
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via San Francisco, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–14,000
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥65–95
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55–80
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
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
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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