There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane ORD - CTU
24h 30m¥2,622–8,542Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane ORD - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
24h 14m¥2,229–7,552Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane MDW - CTU
25h 19m¥5,022–13,042Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane MDW - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
29h 23m¥4,629–15,052Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane ORD - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu Easttrain
27h 26m¥2,233–7,284Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane ORD - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
32h 57m¥2,279–7,147Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guangyuan Panlong Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Guangyuan Panlong Airport (GYS)plane ORD - GYS
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Stationtrain
37h 22m¥2,364–7,302
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Chengdu is to fly and train which costs ¥2200 - ¥7500 and takes 27h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 24h 14m and costs ¥2200 - ¥8000.
The distance between Chicago and Chengdu is 11903 km.
It takes approximately 24h 30m to get from Chicago to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 14h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:00 AM in Chicago and 1:00 AM in Chengdu.
There are 695+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Chengdu, China?
EVA Air, Cathay Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Los Angeles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–15,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–20,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guangyuan Panlong Airport via Tokyo Narita, Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guangyuan Panlong Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guangyuan Panlong Airport via Hong Kong, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guangyuan Panlong Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guangyuan Panlong Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Hong Kong, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–16,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Hong Kong, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–12,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–22,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–19,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–15,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Hong Kong, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–11,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–13,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Guangyuan Panlong Airport via Hong Kong, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–480
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥290–410
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–210
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–210
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