There are 5 ways to get from Chengdu to Semporna by plane, bus, subway, or train
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Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane CTU - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
13h 46mRM 738–2,740Train to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu East to Chongqing Northtrain
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane CKG - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
16h 24mRM 599–2,071Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
- 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 792–3,046Fly 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
18h 26mRM 671–2,507Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
- 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 32mRM 623–2,203
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Semporna is to train and fly and Minibus which costs RM 600 - RM 2100 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Semporna is to fly and Minibus which takes 13h 46m and costs RM 700 - RM 2800.
The distance between Chengdu and Semporna is 3376 km.
It takes approximately 13h 46m to get from Chengdu to Semporna, including transfers.
There are 140+ 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 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. Alternatively, 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.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
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 700–2,700
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 700–2,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–4,700
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 600–3,500
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,900
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Beijing Daxing, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,900
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kunming, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,600
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,800
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Tawau Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,100
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Tawau Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 550–2,200
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,100
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,600
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,900
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 850–3,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–5,500
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,700
- 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 1,000–3,200
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 Chongqing North
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 125–140
- Business Class Seat
- RM 180–260
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- 2nd Class Seat
- RM 30–34
- 1st Class Seat
- RM 49–54
- Business Class Seat
- RM 65–100
Train from Chengdu East to Chongqing North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 60–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- RM 60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- RM 90–130
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
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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