There are 7 ways to get from Varanasi to Dali by plane, train, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane VNS - DLU
17h 13m¥1,017–3,919Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. to Patliputratrain
- Take the bus from Dhanki more to Sikkim Gangtokbus
- Drive from Sikkim Gangtok to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La Countybus
- Take the bus from Shangri-La Bus Station to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
2d 8h¥1,150–1,375Fly to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Baoshan (BSD)plane VNS - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
16h 10m¥1,712–6,384Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane VNS - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
13h 57m¥1,030–3,954Fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane VNS - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
16h 25m¥1,952–6,704Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane VNS - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
17h 24m¥1,407–4,459Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to New Mal Jntrain
- Drive from New Mal Jn to Yadong Xiancar
- Take the bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La Countybus
- Take the bus from Shangri-La Bus Station to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
2d 15h¥1,031–1,388
Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varanasi to Dali is to train and drive and bus which costs ¥1000 - ¥1400 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Varanasi to Dali is to fly and train which takes 13h 57m and costs ¥1000 - ¥4000.
The distance between Varanasi and Dali is 1791 km.
It takes approximately 17h 13m to get from Varanasi to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 2h 30m ahead of Varanasi. It is currently 9:24 AM in Varanasi and 11:54 AM in Dali.
There are 226+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Varanasi, India and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Air India Express, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kolkata, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,900
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Baoshan via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Baoshan via Kolkata, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,700
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Delhi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,600
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Delhi, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,400
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tengchong via Kolkata, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tengchong via Delhi, Kolkata, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tengchong via Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kathmandu, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kathmandu, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kathmandu, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Baoshan via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Kolkata, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,300
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. to Patliputra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥13–110
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥13–16
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥35–45
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥50–65
- First Class (1A)
- ¥80–110
Train from Varanasi Jn to New Mal Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥28–220
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥28–34
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥70–95
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥100–130
- First Class (1A)
- ¥170–220
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
- Phone
- +91 7903832833
- shreekrishnarath@gmail.com
- Website
- srikrishnarath.in
Bus from Dhanki more to Sikkim Gangtok
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥184
- Website
- https://www.srikrishnarath.in/
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yadong Xian to Lasa North Suburb Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥151
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La County
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥551
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shangri-La Bus Station to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–110
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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