There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LYS - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
17h 25m¥2,232–6,639Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane MXP - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
20h 13m¥2,073–6,772Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane GVA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
19h 5m¥2,246–8,032Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane GVA - CTU
19h 26m¥3,039–10,022Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LYS - CTU
18h 36m¥2,625–10,129
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Chengdu is to fly and subway which costs ¥2200 - ¥7000 and takes 17h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 17h 25m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7000.
The distance between Lyon and Chengdu is 8406 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Lyon to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 7h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 10:43 PM in Lyon and 5:43 AM in Chengdu.
There are 567+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Chengdu, China?
Turkish Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–10,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥210–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥360–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥420–1,200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35–45
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥123
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
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