There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Dali by plane, taxi, train, 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 to Baoshan, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Baoshan (BSD)plane CMB - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
10h 59m¥2,393–6,096Fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane CMB - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
9h 26m¥2,111–5,266Fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane CMB - DLU
10h 2m¥2,198–6,731Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane CMB - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
13h 8m¥2,488–7,371Fly to Luxi, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Luxi (LUM)plane CMB - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
12h 52m¥2,633–6,416Fly to Tengchong, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tengchong (TCZ)plane CMB - TCZ
- Take the taxi from Tengchong (TCZ) to Dalitaxi
12h 13m¥4,033–10,416
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Baoshan (BSD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Dali is to fly and train which costs ¥2100 - ¥5500 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Dali is to fly and train which takes 9h 26m and costs ¥2100 - ¥5500.
The distance between Colombo and Dali is 3064 km.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Colombo to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 4:11 AM in Colombo and 6:41 AM in Dali.
There are 224+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Air China and Chongqing Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baoshan via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baoshan via Dhaka, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baoshan via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baoshan via Don Muang, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Dhaka, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luxi via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tengchong via Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
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
- [email protected]
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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