There are 3 ways to get from Cairns to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)CNS - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
16h 26m¥2,123–7,266Fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)CNS - CTU
19h 10m¥2,354–9,497Fly to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)CNS - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
19h 7m¥2,166–6,903
Cairns (CNS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Chengdu is to fly and subway which costs ¥2100 - ¥7500 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 16h 26m and costs ¥2100 - ¥7500.
The distance between Cairns and Chengdu is 6941 km.
It takes approximately 16h 26m to get from Cairns to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 2h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:15 PM in Cairns and 3:15 PM in Chengdu.
There are 508+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Chengdu, China?
Air Niugini, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) once daily.
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- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from Cairns to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–15,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Cairns to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–16,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Cairns to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Cairns to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Port Moresby, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Cairns to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Singapore Changi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–18,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Cairns to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Cairns to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–15,000
- 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
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- Business Class Seat
- ¥340–490
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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