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There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Chengdu by plane, subway, 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)planeLYS - TFU
    2. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
    17h 25m
    ¥2,133–6,640

  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
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)planeMXP - TFU
    4. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
    20h 6m
    ¥1,977–6,782

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)planeLYS - CTU
    18h 36m
    ¥2,526–9,630

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)planeGVA - TFU
    3. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
    19h 5m
    ¥2,164–7,542

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)planeGVA - CTU
    19h 26m
    ¥2,857–9,532

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)planeGVA - MIG
    3. Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
    20h 34m
    ¥2,514–8,137

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

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration15h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket¥1,961Cheapest 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) 4 times a day.

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