There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Chengdu by plane, subway, car, 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¥1,828–8,135Train, 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 10m¥1,810–7,322Drive 10,023.6 km
- Drive from Lyon to Chengducar 10,023.6 km
4d 18h¥12,339–17,822Fly 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 56m¥2,321–13,125Train 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
18h 50m¥1,816–8,544Train 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¥3,009–11,534Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane TRN - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
21h 6m¥1,947–8,072
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 train and fly and subway which costs ¥1800 - ¥7500 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 17h and costs ¥1800 - ¥8500.
The distance between Lyon and Chengdu is 8406 km. The road distance is 10023.6 km.
It takes approximately 17h to get from Lyon to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 6h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 2:53 PM in Lyon and 8:53 PM in Chengdu.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Chengdu is 10024 km. It takes approximately 4 days 18h to drive from Lyon to Chengdu.
There are 661+ hotels available in Chengdu.
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.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–11,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–13,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
- 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
- ¥180–480
- 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
- ¥240–400
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥310–550
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥460–800
- 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥35–45
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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