There are 7 ways to get from London to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LHR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
14h 23m¥2,905–8,312Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LGW - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
17h 20m¥1,638–7,785Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LHR - CTU
16h 39m¥2,398–11,302Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LGW - CTU
17h 21m¥2,131–12,275Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane LHR - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu Easttrain
16h 18m¥2,509–9,544Fly London City Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LCY - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
18h 12m¥2,032–9,553Fly London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane LHR - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
18h 7m¥2,155–10,407
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which costs ¥1600 - ¥8000 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from London to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 14h 23m and costs ¥2900 - ¥8500.
The distance between London and Chengdu is 8452 km.
It takes approximately 14h 23m to get from London to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 7:55 AM in London and 2:55 PM in Chengdu.
There are 208+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between London, England and Chengdu, China?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–14,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–14,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–14,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–13,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–14,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–14,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–6,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
- Website
- urumqi-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–13,000
- 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
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.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 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 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
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