There are 5 ways to get from Chengdu to Semporna by subway, plane, bus, or train
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Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
best- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane TFU - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
14h 33mRM 592–2,246Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu East to Mianyang stationtrain
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane MIG - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
15h 2mRM 573–2,203Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane CTU - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
13h 6mRM 688–2,640Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport, bus
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane CTU - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Sempornabus
20h 21mRM 671–2,607Train to Nanchong Gaoping Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Nanchong Northtrain
- Fly from Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane NAO - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
17h 52mRM 621–2,157
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Semporna is to subway and fly and Minibus which costs RM 550 - RM 2300 and takes 14h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Semporna is to fly and Minibus which takes 13h 6m and costs RM 650 - RM 2700.
The distance between Chengdu and Semporna is 3385 km.
It takes approximately 14h 33m to get from Chengdu to Semporna, including transfers.
There are 25+ hotels available in Semporna.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Semporna, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Chengdu to Semporna. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Century City, take the subway to Tianfu International Airport North, walk to Tianfu-International-Airport-TFU airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, then take the bus to Semporna. Alternatively, you can take the line 3 subway to Taipingyuan, take the line 10 subway to Chengdu Airport T1, walk to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, then take the bus to Semporna.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–4,600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,200
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,600
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,700
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–4,100
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Beijing Daxing, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,500
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,400
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kunming, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–4,200
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–3,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–3,100
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,100
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Tawau Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,200
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,000
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,100
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Tawau Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–2,100
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–4,800
Train operators
- 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
- RM 5–8
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 31–34
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 50–54
- Business Class Seat
- RM 65–100
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 30–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 30–50
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 40–60
Train from Chengdu East to Nanchong North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 65–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 65–90
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 95–140
Train from Chengdu East to Nanchong North
- Adult - second class
- RM 55–85
Bus operators
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–180
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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