There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Chengdu by plane, subway, car, or train
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Fly Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane BSL - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
16h 22m¥2,338–6,552Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane MXP - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
19h 25m¥1,912–7,000Drive 9,679.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Chengducar 9,679.6 km
4d 14h¥13,216–19,089Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane ZRH - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
17h 31m¥2,394–6,843Fly Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane BSL - CTU
20h 3m¥3,131–9,042Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane FRA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
16h 38m¥2,432–7,280Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane STR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
18h 58m¥2,714–8,028
Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which costs ¥1900 - ¥7000 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 16h 22m and costs ¥2300 - ¥7000.
The distance between Basel and Chengdu is 8130 km. The road distance is 9679.6 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Basel to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 6h ahead of Basel. It is currently 1:16 AM in Basel and 7:16 AM in Chengdu.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Chengdu is 9680 km. It takes approximately 4 days 14h to drive from Basel to Chengdu.
There are 693+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Chengdu, China?
Lufthansa, Air China, and six other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–10,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥250–750
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥360–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥270–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥440–800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ¥550–800
- 2nd Class
- ¥440–600
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥420–650
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥280–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–200
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ¥100–130
- 1st Class Ticket
- ¥140–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥110–160
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥150–200
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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