There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Chengdu by bus, plane, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Nairobi, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane NBO - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
18h 28m¥1,718–6,527Bus to Nairobi, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane NBO - CTU
18h 4m¥2,311–7,017Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane WIL - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
21h 9m¥2,276–6,448Bus to Nairobi, fly to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane NBO - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu Easttrain
19h 43m¥1,722–5,759Bus to Nairobi, fly to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane NBO - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
19h 7m¥1,768–6,622Bus to Nairobi, fly to Nanchong Gaoping Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO)plane NBO - NAO
- Take the train from Nanchong North to Chengdu Easttrain
21h 1m¥1,858–6,727Bus to Nairobi, fly to Luzhou Yunlong Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Luzhou Yunlong Airport (LZO)plane NBO - LZO
- Take the train from Luzhou to Chengdu Easttrain
20h 44m¥3,168–11,202
Nairobi (NBO) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Chengdu is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥1700 - ¥6000 and takes 19h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Chengdu is to bus and fly which takes 18h 4m and costs ¥2300 - ¥7000.
The distance between Nairobi and Chengdu is 8061 km.
It takes approximately 18h 28m to get from Nairobi to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 5h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 6:51 PM in Nairobi and 11:51 PM in Chengdu.
There are 605+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Chengdu, China?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Chengdu. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU), walk to Tianfu International Airport North, take the subway to Century City, then take the line 1 subway to Luomashi. Alternatively, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU), walk to Chengdu Airport T1, take the line 10 subway to Taipingyuan, then take the line 3 subway to Chunxi Road.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Nairobi to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Mombasa, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi, Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Nairobi to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Nairobi to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
Flights from Nairobi to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Nanchong Gaoping Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Nanchong Gaoping Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Nairobi to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–9,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Nairobi to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Nairobi to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from Nairobi to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Dubai, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Mombasa, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Nairobi to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,000
- 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
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–480
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Luzhou to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥290–420
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Nanchong North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥110–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
Train from Nanchong North to Chengdu East
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–150
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6–9
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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