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  1. Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dali Huangcaoba

    best
    1. Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane DCA - DLU
    25h 36m
    ¥5,736–21,487

  2. Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba

    cheapest
    1. Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway subway
    2. Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane IAD - DLU
    27h 3m
    ¥2,332–12,070

  3. Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane plane DCA - PZI
    2. Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi taxi
    30h 15m
    ¥6,380–22,582

  4. Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane DCA - LJG
    2. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus bus
    29h 37m
    ¥4,741–23,972

  5. Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train

    1. Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway subway
    2. Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane plane IAD - KMG
    3. Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain train
    27h 22m
    ¥2,445–12,305

  6. Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane plane JFK - KMG
    3. Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain train
    29h 27m
    ¥3,036–10,776

  7. Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane JFK - LJG
    3. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus bus
    31h 23m
    ¥2,613–12,181

  8. Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus

    1. Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway subway
    2. Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane IAD - LJG
    3. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus bus
    31h 44m
    ¥2,422–13,210

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration28h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket¥4,546Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?

Air Canada, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 3 times a day.

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