There are 4 ways to get from Dali to Sydney by plane, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane DLU - SYD
16h 34m$504–1,406Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Dali to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane KMG - SYD
17h 37m$391–1,256Taxi to Luxi, fly
- Take the taxi from Dali to Luxi (LUM)taxi
- Fly from Luxi (LUM) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LUM - SYD
21h 24m$471–1,245Bus to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LJG - SYD
19h 51m$526–1,637
Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dali to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $390 - $1,300 and takes 17h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Dali to Sydney is to fly which takes 16h 34m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Dali and Sydney is 8553 km.
It takes approximately 16h 34m to get from Dali to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 3h ahead of Dali. It is currently 7:51 AM in Dali and 10:51 AM in Sydney.
There are 5410+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Luxi to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Sydney International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Lijiang Sanyi Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Train from Dali to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $22–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–50
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dali Ancient City to Lijiang Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $17–24
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