There are 4 ways to get from Canberra to Chengdu by plane, subway, or bus
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Fly Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)CBR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
16h 36m¥2,224–7,542Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)SYD - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
17h 19m¥1,870–5,371Fly Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)CBR - CTU
18h 12m¥2,517–7,532Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)SYD - CTU
18h 45m¥2,263–6,361
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Chengdu is to bus and fly and subway which costs ¥1800 - ¥5500 and takes 17h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 16h 36m and costs ¥2200 - ¥8000.
The distance between Canberra and Chengdu is 8753 km.
It takes approximately 16h 36m to get from Canberra to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 3h behind Canberra. It is currently 5:45 PM in Canberra and 2:45 PM in Chengdu.
There are 517+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Chengdu, China?
Qantas, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) every 4 hours.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Brisbane, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Adelaide, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Melbourne, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Brisbane, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Adelaide, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Melbourne, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Adelaide, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- 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
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥250–360
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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