There are 4 ways to get from Ko Samui to Chengdu by plane, subway, ferry, bus, train, or busferry
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Fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane USM - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
6h 58m¥1,615–4,959Bus and ferry, bus, train
cheapest- Take the busferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Bangkok Rajah Ferry Khao Sanbusferry
- Take the bus from Bangkok Tara Travel to Vientianebus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming North to Chengdubus
2d 11h¥1,227–1,792Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Koh Samui Transfer to Boonsiri Khao San officeferry
- Take the bus from Bangkok Tara Travel to Vientianebus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chengdu Easttrain
2d 1h¥1,510–2,117Fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane USM - CTU
7h 39m¥1,908–4,749
Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ko Samui to Chengdu is to bus and ferry and bus and train which costs ¥1200 - ¥1800 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Ko Samui to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 6h 58m and costs ¥1600 - ¥5000.
The distance between Ko Samui and Chengdu is 2452 km.
The best way to get from Ko Samui to Chengdu without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs ¥1500 - ¥2200.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Ko Samui to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 1h ahead of Ko Samui. It is currently 7:14 AM in Ko Samui and 8:14 AM in Chengdu.
There are 596+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Ko Samui, Thailand and Chengdu, China?
Bangkok Airways, Thai Airways International, and six other airlines fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,700
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Don Muang, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Phuket, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- 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
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥480–850
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥480–550
- First Class
- ¥600–850
Train from Kunming South to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥480–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Phone
- 086 065 5466
- nancy25262010@hotmail.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Tara Travel to Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥230–320
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Busferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Bangkok Rajah Ferry Khao San
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥241
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming North to Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–290
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥210–290
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- info@boonsiriferry.com
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Koh Samui Transfer to Boonsiri Khao San office
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥250–360
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
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