There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane MAN - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
16h 21m¥3,238–5,573Fly Manchester Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane MAN - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu Easttrain
20h 9m¥1,942–5,805Fly Manchester Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane MAN - CTU
17h 17m¥2,531–8,563Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- 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
16h 59m¥3,282–6,016Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LHR - CTU
19h 25m¥3,275–9,106
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Chengdu is to fly and train which costs ¥1900 - ¥6000 and takes 20h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 16h 21m and costs ¥3200 - ¥6000.
The distance between Manchester and Chengdu is 8444 km.
It takes approximately 16h 21m to get from Manchester to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:31 PM in Manchester and 4:31 AM in Chengdu.
There are 697+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Chengdu, China?
Cathay Pacific, Juneyao Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
- 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
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 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–480
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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