There are 7 ways to get from Chengdu to Lin’an by train, bus, car, plane, subway, or taxi
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Chengdu East to Kunmingtrain Chengdu / ...
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Yunnan Jianshuibus
10h 51m¥575–661Train, bus via Liupanshui
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu South Station to Liupanshuitrain
- Take the train from Liupanshui to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Yunnan Jianshuibus
16h 39m¥395–621Drive 976.8 km
- Drive from Chengdu to Lin’ancar 976.8 km
10h 1m¥855–1,235Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane CTU - KMG
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Yunnan Jianshuibus
7h 36m¥1,113–3,351Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane TFU - KMG
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Yunnan Jianshuibus
8h 43m¥549–2,961Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Simao, taxi
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Simao (SYM)plane TFU - SYM
- Take the taxi from Simao (SYM) to Lin’antaxi
7h 32m¥1,762–7,819Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Mianyang stationtrain
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane MIG - KMG
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Yunnan Jianshuibus
9h 37m¥540–2,556
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Lin’an is to train and bus via Liupanshui which costs ¥390 - ¥650 and takes 16h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Lin’an is to subway and fly and taxi which takes 7h 32m and costs ¥1700 - ¥8000.
The distance between Chengdu and Lin’an is 1320 km. The road distance is 976.8 km.
The best way to get from Chengdu to Lin’an without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 51m and costs ¥550 - ¥700.
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Chengdu to Lin’an, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chengdu to Lin’an is 977 km. It takes approximately 10h 1m to drive from Chengdu to Lin’an.
There are 10+ hotels available in Lin’an.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Lin’an, Yunnan Sheng, China?
There is no direct connection from Chengdu to Lin’an. However, you can take the line 2 subway to East station, walk to Chengdu East, take the train to Kunming, walk to Kunming Station, take the line 1 subway to South Bus Station, walk to Kunming South, then take the bus to Yunnan Jianshui. Alternatively, you can drive from Chengdu to Lin’an in around 10h 1m.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥420–4,400
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–4,800
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Simao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,400
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,800
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Simao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥420–2,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–4,200
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥420–3,200
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–2,800
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–2,800
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥370–2,300
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥420–2,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–2,800
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥420–2,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–2,800
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥430–2,800
- Website
- cgzair.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Simao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–7,000
Train from Chengdu East to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–540
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Chengdu South Station to Liupanshui
- Adult - second class
- ¥270–380
Train from Liupanshui to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–60
- Hard sleeper
- ¥80–120
- Soft sleeper
- ¥130–180
Train from Liupanshui to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥60–90
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥95–120
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥170–250
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming South to Yunnan Jianshui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–110
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥80–110
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Estimated price
- ¥650–800
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