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There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Chengdu by plane, subway, car, or train

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  1. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    best
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane plane LYS - TFU
    2. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway subway
    17h 25m
    ¥2,132–6,639

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane plane MXP - TFU
    4. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway subway
    20h 15m
    ¥2,031–6,187

  3. Drive 10,023.6 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Chengducar car 10,023.6 km
    4d 18h
    ¥12,403–17,915

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane plane LYS - CTU
    18h 26m
    ¥2,325–8,129

  5. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane plane GVA - TFU
    3. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway subway
    19h 5m
    ¥2,147–7,106

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane plane GVA - CTU
    19h 26m
    ¥2,740–9,096

  7. Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain train
    2. Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane plane TRN - TFU
    3. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway subway
    21h 1m
    ¥2,427–7,674

Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration15h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket¥2,020Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Chengdu, China?

Lufthansa, Air China, and six other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 3 times a day.

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