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

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  1. Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi

    best
    1. Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane plane BKI - PZI
    2. Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi taxi
    12h 49m
    ¥1,838–4,402

  2. Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane BKI - DLU
    8h 11m
    ¥1,421–4,021

  3. Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane BKI - LJG
    2. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus bus
    15h 52m
    ¥1,615–4,451

  4. Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane plane BKI - KMG
    2. Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain train
    10h 45m
    ¥1,521–4,349

  5. Fly Sandakan Airport to Dali Huangcaoba

    1. Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane SDK - DLU
    12h 54m
    ¥1,457–4,064

  6. Fly Tawau Airport to Dali Huangcaoba

    1. Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane TWU - DLU
    13h 4m
    ¥1,805–5,121

  7. Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Baoshan, taxi

    1. Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Baoshan (BSD)plane plane BKI - BSD
    2. Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi taxi
    12h 43m
    ¥2,399–6,292

Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration13h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,264Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,026.8 km
  • Duration: 12h 49m

What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?

AirAsia, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) once daily.

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