There are 4 ways to get from Chengdu to Melbourne by plane, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CTU - MEL
15h 12m$460–1,330Train to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu East to Chongqing Northtrain
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CKG - MEL
18h 15m$423–1,181Subway 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$521–1,532Train 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
19h 33m$433–1,153
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $430 - $1,200 and takes 19h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Melbourne is to subway and fly which takes 14h 54m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Chengdu and Melbourne is 8735 km.
It takes approximately 15h 12m to get from Chengdu to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 3h ahead of Chengdu. It is currently 12:22 PM in Chengdu and 3:22 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5364+ 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
- $460–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Wuhan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- 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
- $11–13
- 1st Class Seat
- $18–20
- Business Class Seat
- $25–40
Train from Chengdu East to Chongqing North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $28–32
- 1st Class Seat
- $47–51
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $15–21
Train from Chengdu East to Chongqing North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $23–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $35–50
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