There are 7 ways to get from Darwin to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)DRW - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
16h 20m¥1,912–5,519Fly to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)DRW - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
17h 2m¥1,816–7,751Fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)DRW - CTU
14h 35m¥2,105–9,009Fly to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)DRW - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
29h 49m¥2,162–6,114Fly to Nanchong Gaoping Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO)DRW - NAO
- Take the train from Nanchong North to Chengdu East
21h 42m¥1,962–8,299Fly to Luzhou Yunlong Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Luzhou Yunlong Airport (LZO)DRW - LZO
- Take the train from Luzhou to Chengdu East
20h¥2,362–10,194Fly to Yibin Wuliangye Airport, train
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Yibin Wuliangye Airport (YBP)DRW - YBP
- Take the train from Yibin West to Chengdu East
26h 42m¥4,452–11,274
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Chengdu is to fly and subway which costs ¥1900 - ¥5500 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Chengdu is to fly which takes 14h 35m and costs ¥2100 - ¥9000.
The distance between Darwin and Chengdu is 5622 km.
It takes approximately 16h 20m to get from Darwin to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 1h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 9:42 AM in Darwin and 8:12 AM in Chengdu.
There are 501+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Chengdu, China?
China Southern Airlines and Sichuan Airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Nanchong Gaoping Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–10,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Beihai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–14,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Ngurah Rai, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–15,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–10,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–14,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Ngurah Rai, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–15,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Website
- cgzair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Singapore Changi, Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–23,000
- 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
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Nanchong North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥110–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
Train from Yibin West to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–210
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–140
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥140–210
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- Business Class Seat
- ¥340–490
Train from Luzhou to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥300–440
Train from Yibin West to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–220
- Business Class Seat
- ¥290–420
Train from Nanchong North to Chengdu East
Train from Yibin West to Chengdu East
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