There are 8 ways to get from Tokyo to Dali by plane, car, car ferry, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane HND - DLU
13h 6m¥1,341–3,952Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane HND - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dalitrain
15h 7m¥1,083–3,224Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Dalicar
3d 6h¥3,479–5,048Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane NRT - DLU
13h 4m¥1,237–3,663Fly Tokyo International Airport to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Baoshan (BSD)plane HND - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
19h 52m¥2,336–6,917Fly Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane HND - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
16h 11m¥1,231–3,592Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane NRT - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
17h 5m¥1,177–3,303Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane NRT - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Lufeng Southtrain
- Take the train from Lufeng South to Dalitrain
16h¥1,179–3,235
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Dali is to fly and train which costs ¥1000 - ¥3300 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Dali is to train and fly which takes 13h 4m and costs ¥1200 - ¥3700.
The distance between Tokyo and Dali is 3944 km.
It takes approximately 13h 6m to get from Tokyo to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 8:24 AM in Tokyo and 7:24 AM in Dali.
There are 210+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Baoshan via Shanghai Pudong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,100
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,500
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Baoshan via Shanghai Pudong, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥190–250
- Ordinary Car
- ¥120–150
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
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥904–1,130
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥904
- 1st Class
- ¥1,130
- Special Class
- ¥1,808
- VIP
- ¥4,520
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–380
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