There are 5 ways to get from Chengdu to Melbourne by subway, plane, or train
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Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly
best- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)TFU - MEL
14h 24m$351–872Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)CTU - MEL
15h 42m$500–1,420Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)MIG - MEL
21h 23m$443–1,243Train to Nanchong Gaoping Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Nanchong North
- Fly from Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)NAO - MEL
21h 33m$482–1,382Train to Yibin Wuliangye Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Yibin West
- Fly from Yibin Wuliangye Airport (YBP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)YBP - MEL
20h 21m$480–1,377
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Melbourne is to subway and fly which costs $350 - $900 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Melbourne is to subway and fly which takes 14h 24m and costs $350 - $900.
The distance between Chengdu and Melbourne is 8743 km.
It takes approximately 14h 24m to get from Chengdu to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 3h ahead of Chengdu. It is currently 11:46 PM in Chengdu and 2:46 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5268+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Yibin Wuliangye Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Yibin Wuliangye Airport to Melbourne Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Yibin Wuliangye Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- 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 station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $11–13
- 1st Class Seat
- $18–20
- Business Class Seat
- $26–40
Train from Chengdu East to Yibin West
- 2nd Class Seat
- $26–29
- 1st Class Seat
- $42–46
- Business Class Seat
- $60–90
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–17
- Adult - 1st Class
- $14–21
Train from Chengdu East to Nanchong North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $23–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $35–50
Train from Chengdu East to Yibin West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $21–30
- Adult - 1st Class
- $30–45
Train from Chengdu East to Nanchong North
Train from Chengdu East to Yibin West
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