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There are 9 ways to get from Tokyo to Dali by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, or taxi

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  1. Fly Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba

    best
    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane HND - DLU
    12h 35m
    ¥1,439–4,051

  2. Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train train
    2. Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane plane NRT - KMG
    3. Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain train
    14h 31m
    ¥1,178–3,315

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Shanghai to Dalicar car
    3d 6h
    ¥3,319–4,833

  4. Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba

    1. Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train train
    2. Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane plane NRT - DLU
    12h 27m
    ¥1,265–3,780

  5. Fly Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane HND - LJG
    2. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus bus
    15h 41m
    ¥1,529–4,291

  6. Fly Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane plane HND - PZI
    2. Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi taxi
    13h 43m
    ¥1,874–4,436

  7. Fly Tokyo International Airport to Luxi, taxi

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Luxi (LUM)plane plane HND - LUM
    2. Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi taxi
    15h 26m
    ¥1,974–4,636

  8. Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane plane HND - KMG
    2. Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain train
    13h 15m
    ¥2,052–3,186

  9. Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train train
    2. Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane plane NRT - LJG
    3. Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus bus
    16h 3m
    ¥1,455–4,220

Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration11h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,324Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,944 km
  • Duration: 12h 35m

What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?

Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) every 4 hours.

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