There are 5 ways to get from Chengdu to Sydney by plane, subway, train, or bus
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Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CTU - SYD
15h 39m$503–955Train to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu East to Chongqing Northtrain
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CKG - SYD
15h 50m$386–1,256Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TFU - SYD
14h 31m$804–1,107Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane TFU - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
20h 35m$516–1,724Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane TFU - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
20h 8m$545–1,770
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Sydney is to fly which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Sydney is to subway and fly which takes 14h 31m and costs $800 - $1,200.
The distance between Chengdu and Sydney is 8745 km.
It takes approximately 15h 39m to get from Chengdu to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 3h ahead of Chengdu. It is currently 12:31 PM in Chengdu and 3:31 PM in Sydney.
There are 5491+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and four other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- 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
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
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
- $29–32
- 1st Class Seat
- $48–52
- Business Class Seat
- $65–100
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
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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