There are 3 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
16h 7m$440–1,330Train 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
17h 40m$403–1,181Subway 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 29m$481–1,632
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 $400 - $1,200 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Melbourne is to subway and fly which takes 14h 29m and costs $480 - $1,700.
The distance between Chengdu and Melbourne is 8735 km.
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from Chengdu to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 3h ahead of Chengdu. It is currently 8:41 AM in Chengdu and 11:41 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5504+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Shenzhen Airlines, China Southern 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 Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- 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 Chongqing North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $28–31
- 1st Class Seat
- $47–51
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
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
- $30–50
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