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¥1,340–4,250Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
cheapest- 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¥1,333–3,555Drive, 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¥3,429–4,947Fly 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 37m¥2,435–7,415Fly 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
14h 20m¥1,675–4,335Fly 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¥1,530–4,390Fly 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
14h 10m¥1,453–3,685Fly 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 35m¥1,775–4,435
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 ¥1400 - ¥3700 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Dali is to train and fly which takes 13h 4m and costs ¥1300 - ¥3600.
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 5:37 AM in Tokyo and 4:37 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 three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Baoshan via Shanghai Pudong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
- 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
- ¥1,300–4,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,300
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Baoshan via Shanghai Pudong, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
- 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
- ¥110–240
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥190–240
- Ordinary Car
- ¥110–150
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
- 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
- ¥875–1,094
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥875
- 1st Class
- ¥1,094
- Special Class
- ¥1,750
- VIP
- ¥4,374
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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