There are 9 ways to get from Tokyo to Dali by plane, car, car ferry, train, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane HND - DLU
12h 35m¥1,438–4,250Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane NRT - DLU
12h 27m¥1,264–3,579Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Dalicar
3d 6h¥3,268–4,831Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Baoshan (BSD)plane NRT - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
17h 49m¥1,359–3,644Fly Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane HND - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
18h 33m¥1,873–4,635Fly 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
15h 41m¥1,528–4,390Fly Tokyo International Airport to Luxi, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Luxi (LUM)plane HND - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
15h 26m¥1,873–4,435Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- 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
16h 28m¥1,354–2,819Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane HND - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
13h 25m¥1,351–3,685
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Dali is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥1300 - ¥2900 and takes 16h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Dali is to train and fly which takes 12h 27m and costs ¥1200 - ¥3600.
The distance between Tokyo and Dali is 3944 km.
It takes approximately 12h 35m to get from Tokyo to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 6:25 PM in Tokyo and 5:25 PM in Dali.
There are 225+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three 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
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Baoshan via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–65
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–65
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–65
- Website
- JR EAST
- 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
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
- ¥844–1,055
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥844
- 1st Class
- ¥1,055
- Special Class
- ¥1,688
- VIP
- ¥4,219
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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