There are 9 ways to get from Tokyo to Dali by plane, car, car ferry, taxi, train, or bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane HND - DLU
13h¥1,338–4,050Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Dalicar
3d 6h¥3,267–4,830Fly Tokyo International Airport to Baoshan, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Baoshan (BSD)plane HND - BSD
- Take the taxi from Baoshan (BSD) to Dalitaxi
15h 12m¥1,633–4,315Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Dali Huangcaoba
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU)plane NRT - DLU
13h 2m¥1,364–2,779Fly Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane HND - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Dalitaxi
14h 13m¥1,773–4,335Fly Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane HND - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
16h 36m¥1,728–3,490Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane HND - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
15h¥1,351–3,785Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG)plane NRT - LJG
- Take the bus from Lijiang Bus Station to Dali Ancient Citybus
17h 8m¥1,554–3,119Fly Tokyo International Airport to Luxi, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Luxi (LUM)plane HND - LUM
- Take the taxi from Luxi (LUM) to Dalitaxi
15h 41m¥1,873–4,535
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Dali is to train and fly which costs ¥1300 - ¥2800 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Dali is to fly which takes 13h and costs ¥1300 - ¥4100.
The distance between Tokyo and Dali is 3944 km.
It takes approximately 13h to get from Tokyo to Dali, including transfers.
Dali is 1h behind Tokyo. It is currently 9:51 PM in Tokyo and 8:51 PM in Dali.
There are 185+ hotels available in Dali.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Dali, Yunnan Sheng, China?
Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Baoshan via Shanghai Hongqiao, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Baoshan via Shanghai Pudong, Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Luxi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–9,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Dali Huangcaoba via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–65
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–65
- Website
- JR EAST
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
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥847–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,695
- VIP
- ¥4,236
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Estimated price
- ¥310–700
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