There are 7 ways to get from London to Dali by plane, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LHR - DLU
18h 22m¥2,413–7,795Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LGW - DLU
19h 5m¥2,323–7,230Fly London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LHR - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
20h 43m¥2,703–8,435Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane LGW - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
23h 1m¥2,413–7,370Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane LHR - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
20h 36m¥2,326–7,030Fly London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Baoshan (BSD)plane LHR - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
23h 14m¥2,608–7,660Fly London City Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane LCY - DLU
19h 9m¥3,134–9,542
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Dali is to fly and train which costs ¥2300 - ¥7500 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from London to Dali is to fly which takes 18h 22m and costs ¥2400 - ¥8000.
The distance between London and Dali is 8545 km.
It takes approximately 18h 22m to get from London to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 9:21 PM in London and 5:21 AM in Dali.
There are 229+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between London, England and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London City Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from London City Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Chongqing, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
Flights from London City Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from London City Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Frankfurt, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
- Website
- redair.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Brussels, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baoshan via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from London City Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Frankfurt, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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
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
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–380
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