There are 7 ways to get from Sydney to Dali by plane, taxi, bus, or train
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Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SYD - DLU
17h 59m¥2,501–7,619Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SYD - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dalitrain
19h 35m¥1,943–5,891Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Baoshan (BSD)plane SYD - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
19h 6m¥2,296–6,484Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- 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¥2,291–6,759Fly 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
21h 13m¥2,636–6,804Fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane SYD - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
20h 40m¥4,036–11,804Fly to Luxi, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Luxi (LUM)plane SYD - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
20h 9m¥2,636–6,804
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Dali is to fly and taxi which costs ¥2300 - ¥6500 and takes 19h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Dali is to fly which takes 17h 59m and costs ¥2500 - ¥8000.
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 1:57 AM in Sydney and 10:57 PM in Dali.
There are 197+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tengchong via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–13,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baoshan via Tan Son Nhat, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baoshan via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baoshan via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
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
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- 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
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tengchong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- cgzair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luxi via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
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
- 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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