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There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Chengdu by plane, subway, car, or train

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  1. Fly Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    best
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)planeBSL - TFU
    2. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
    16h 59m
    ¥1,937–7,051

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)planeMXP - TFU
    4. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
    19h 31m
    ¥1,727–6,458

  3. Drive 9,682.4 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Chengducar9,682.4 km
    4d 14h
    ¥13,804–19,939

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)planeZRH - TFU
    3. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
    17h 15m
    ¥2,019–6,926

  5. Fly Basel to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)planeBSL - CTU
    18h 10m
    ¥2,630–9,041

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)planeFRA - TFU
    3. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
    16h 37m
    ¥2,942–4,958

  7. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)planeSTR - TFU
    4. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
    19h 54m
    ¥3,908–5,553

Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration15h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,917Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Chengdu, China?

Lufthansa, Air China, and seven other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 5 times a day.

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