There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Chengdu by plane, subway, car, 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 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 32m¥1,937–6,051Train, 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 21m¥1,806–5,837Drive 9,679.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Chengducar 9,679.8 km
4d 12h¥15,120–21,840Train 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 1m¥1,955–5,918Fly Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane BSL - CTU
18h 48m¥2,330–7,541Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf 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 12m¥3,403–5,822Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane GVA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
19h 39m¥2,492–6,915
Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which costs ¥1900 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which takes 16h 12m and costs ¥3400 - ¥6000.
The distance between Basel and Chengdu is 8130 km. The road distance is 9679.8 km.
It takes approximately 16h 32m to get from Basel to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 7h ahead of Basel. It is currently 8:31 AM in Basel and 3:31 PM in Chengdu.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Chengdu is 9680 km. It takes approximately 4 days 12h to drive from Basel to Chengdu.
There are 695+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Chengdu, China?
Lufthansa, Air China, and five 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
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–7,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- 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
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–340
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥430–700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–240
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥390–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–190
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
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