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¥577–660Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chengdu East to Kunmingbus
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Yunnan Jianshuibus
18h 20m¥297–420Drive 976.8 km
- Drive from Chengdu to Lin’ancar 976.8 km
10h 1m¥832–1,201Fly 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 46m¥1,115–2,850Train, bus via Liupanshui
- 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¥397–620Subway 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¥471–2,260Subway 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 41m¥1,162–3,419
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 bus which costs ¥290 - ¥420 and takes 18h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Lin’an is to subway and fly and taxi which takes 7h 41m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3500.
No, there is no direct bus from Chengdu to Lin’an. However, there are services departing from Chengdu East and arriving at Yunnan Jianshui via Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 20m.
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.
Chengdu to Lin’an bus services, operated by China Bus Guide, depart from Chengdu East station.
Chengdu to Lin’an bus services, operated by China Bus Guide, arrive at Kunming station.
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 11+ hotels available in Lin’an.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Lin’an, Yunnan Sheng, China?
You can take a subway from Tianfu Square to Yunnan Jianshui via East station, Chengdu East, Kunming, Kunming Station, South Bus Station, and Kunming South in around 18h 20m.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥350–3,900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Simao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥420–4,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,400
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥420–3,900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥350–2,100
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Simao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥420–2,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥350–2,100
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥420–2,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥350–2,100
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥350–2,100
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥350–2,100
- Website
- cgzair.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Simao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥450–2,500
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 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
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
- 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
Bus from Chengdu East to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–300
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥210–300
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
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
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
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 27m
- Estimated price
- ¥700–900
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