There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco 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 San Francisco International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane SFO - DLU
23h 3m¥2,181–5,595Fly San Francisco International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane SFO - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
24h 12m¥2,094–5,330Fly San Francisco International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane SFO - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
26h 29m¥2,271–6,735Fly San Francisco International Airport to Luxi, taxi
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Luxi (LUM)plane SFO - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
25h 43m¥2,616–6,280Fly San Francisco International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane SFO - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
26h 41m¥2,616–6,280Fly Oakland International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane OAK - DLU
25h 42m¥2,654–8,066
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Dali is to fly and train which costs ¥2000 - ¥5500 and takes 24h 12m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Dali is to fly which takes 23h 3m and costs ¥2100 - ¥6000.
The distance between San Francisco and Dali is 11725 km.
It takes approximately 23h 3m to get from San Francisco to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 15h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 12:50 PM in San Francisco and 3:50 AM in Dali.
There are 223+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
China Southern Airlines, Air China, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) twice daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Luxi via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Luxi via Wuhan, Lijiang Sanyi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Luxi via Vancouver, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
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
- 3h 18m
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
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