There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to Chengdu by plane, subway, car, or train
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Fly Istanbul to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane IST - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
13h 1m¥2,624–5,531Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane SAW - CTU
17h 27m¥1,517–4,623Drive 8,740.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Chengducar 8,740.6 km
4d 7h¥7,351–10,617Fly Istanbul to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane IST - CTU
16h 17m¥2,117–5,521Fly Istanbul to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane IST - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
17h 29m¥1,674–5,626Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane SAW - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
21h 46m¥1,524–4,133
Istanbul (IST) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Chengdu is to fly and subway which costs ¥1500 - ¥4200 and takes 21h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 13h 1m and costs ¥2600 - ¥6000.
The distance between Istanbul and Chengdu is 6839 km. The road distance is 8740.6 km.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Istanbul to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 5h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 5:00 AM in Istanbul and 10:00 AM in Chengdu.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Chengdu is 8741 km. It takes approximately 4 days 7h to drive from Istanbul to Chengdu.
There are 452+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Chengdu, China?
Turkish Airlines, Air China, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from Istanbul to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tbilisi, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Ankara, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Almaty, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Almaty, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Almaty, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Almaty, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Osh, Kashi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Almaty, Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Erevan, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
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 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 Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
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