There are 5 ways to get from Chengdu to Melbourne by plane, subway, or train
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Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CTU - MEL
15h 32m$530–2,030Train to Nanchong Gaoping Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu East to Nanchong Northtrain
- Fly from Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NAO - MEL
20h 18m$429–1,871Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TFU - MEL
14h 54m$471–1,232Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MIG - MEL
25h 27m$541–2,551Train to Luzhou Yunlong Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Luzhoutrain
- Fly from Luzhou Yunlong Airport (LZO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LZO - MEL
19h 7m$432–1,867
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Melbourne is to subway and fly which costs $470 - $1,300 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Melbourne is to subway and fly which takes 14h 54m and costs $470 - $1,300.
The distance between Chengdu and Melbourne is 8735 km.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Chengdu to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 2h ahead of Chengdu. It is currently 4:41 AM in Chengdu and 6:41 AM in Melbourne.
There are 3530+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Shenzhen Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,700
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,100
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,900
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,100
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,400
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Luzhou Yunlong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Luzhou Yunlong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,100
Flights from Luzhou Yunlong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,100
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Luzhou Yunlong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,200
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,200
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Luzhou Yunlong Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- 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
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Chengdu East to Luzhou
- 2nd Class Seat
- $26–28
- 1st Class Seat
- $42–46
- Business Class Seat
- $60–85
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–17
- Adult - 1st Class
- $14–20
Train from Chengdu East to Nanchong North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $22–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–50
Train from Chengdu East to Nanchong North
- Adult - second class
- $20–29
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