There are 7 ways to get from Sabah to Dali 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 Kota Kinabalu Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane BKI - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
12h 9m¥1,755–4,210Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane BKI - DLU
8h 11m¥1,349–3,871Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane BKI - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
15h 52m¥1,567–4,372Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane BKI - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
10h 45m¥1,419–4,020Fly Sandakan Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SDK - DLU
12h 54m¥1,456–4,064Fly Tawau Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane TWU - DLU
12h 39m¥1,904–5,620Fly Kota Kinabalu Airport to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Baoshan (BSD)plane BKI - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
12h 43m¥1,578–4,020
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Dali is to fly which costs ¥1300 - ¥3900 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Dali is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs ¥1300 - ¥3900.
The distance between Sabah and Dali is 3027 km.
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Sabah to Dali, including transfers.
There are 229+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
AirAsia, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Baoshan via Hong Kong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Baoshan via Senai, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Baoshan via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Baoshan via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Tawau Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Manila, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,900
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kuala Lumpur, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Baoshan via Guangzhou Baiyun, Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kuala Lumpur, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kuala Lumpur, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Senai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kuala Lumpur, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Kuala Lumpur, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
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 31m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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