There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Chengdu by train, plane, or subway
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LHR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
16h 22m¥3,594–9,904Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane BRS - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
20h 40m¥1,688–7,830Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane BHX - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
19h 11m¥2,059–8,306Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LHR - CTU
18h 28m¥2,987–13,394Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LGW - CTU
20h 5m¥2,661–13,217Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane LHR - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
20h 6m¥2,744–11,499Fly Cardiff Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane CWL - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
22h 45m¥2,369–14,096
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which costs ¥1600 - ¥8000 and takes 20h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which takes 16h 22m and costs ¥3500 - ¥10000.
The distance between Cardiff and Chengdu is 8684 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Cardiff to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 7h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:54 AM in Cardiff and 3:54 PM in Chengdu.
There are 204+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Chengdu, China?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Chengdu. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU), walk to Tianfu International Airport North, take the subway to Century City, then take the line 1 subway to Luomashi. Alternatively, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU), walk to Tianfu International Airport North, take the subway to Century City, then take the line 1 subway to Luomashi.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–14,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–15,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–14,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–14,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–13,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–13,000
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–14,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥440–850
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–390
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥150–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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 Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥180–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
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