There are 7 ways to get from Sydney to Dali by plane, taxi, train, or bus
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Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SYD - DLU
17h 59m¥1,903–6,623Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SYD - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
21h 5m¥1,893–6,263Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Baoshan (BSD)plane SYD - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
19h 16m¥4,098–10,488Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SYD - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
18h 38m¥1,916–5,858Fly to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane SYD - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
20h 53m¥2,138–6,308Fly to Luxi, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Luxi (LUM)plane SYD - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
21h 4m¥2,238–6,308Fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane SYD - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
20h 31m¥2,838–8,808
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Dali is to fly and train which costs ¥1900 - ¥6000 and takes 18h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Dali is to fly which takes 17h 59m and costs ¥1900 - ¥7000.
The distance between Sydney and Dali is 8553 km.
It takes approximately 17h 59m to get from Sydney to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 1:01 AM in Sydney and 10:01 PM in Dali.
There are 210+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tengchong via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baoshan via Tan Son Nhat, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–10,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
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
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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