There are 5 ways to get from Nan to Chengdu by plane, subway, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly, subway
best- Fly from Nan (NNT) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane NNT - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
6h 59m¥1,128–3,638Bus, train via Kunming
cheapest- Take the bus from Nan to Chiang Maibus 169
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabangbus
- Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming North to Chengdubus
2d 2h¥832–2,357Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Nan to Phrae Bus Terminaltaxi
- Take the bus from Phrae Bus Terminal to Phitsanulok Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Tha Phra to Khamsavath stationtrain 133
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chengdu Easttrain
26h 44m¥1,422–2,185Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nan to Chiang Maibus 169
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabangbus
- Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chengdu Easttrain
40h 41m¥1,074–2,536Drive 1,908.9 km
- Drive from Nan to Chengducar 1,908.9 km
21h 21m¥1,636–2,364
Nan (NNT) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nan to Chengdu is to bus and train via Kunming which costs ¥800 - ¥2400 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Nan to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 6h 59m and costs ¥1100 - ¥3700.
The distance between Nan and Chengdu is 1411 km. The road distance is 1908.9 km.
The best way to get from Nan to Chengdu without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 26h 44m and costs ¥1400 - ¥2200.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Nan to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 1h ahead of Nan. It is currently 9:36 AM in Nan and 10:36 AM in Chengdu.
Yes, the driving distance between Nan to Chengdu is 1909 km. It takes approximately 21h 21m to drive from Nan to Chengdu.
There are 215+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Nan, Thailand and Chengdu, China?
There is no direct connection from Nan to Chengdu. However, you can take the taxi to Nan (NNT) 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 taxi to Phrae Bus Terminal, take the bus to Phitsanulok Bus Terminal, take the taxi to Tha Phra, take the train to Khamsavath station, take the taxi to Vientiane station, take the train to Kunming South, take the train to Chengdu East, walk to East station, then take the line 2 subway to Tianfu Square.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Nan to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,300
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Nan to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
- 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
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Tha Phra to Khamsavath station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥55–190
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥130–190
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥55–70
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥60–80
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ¥130–145
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥450–950
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥450–600
- First Class
- ¥600–950
Train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥350–950
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥350–600
- First Class
- ¥470–950
Train from Kunming South to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥480–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Phrae Bus Terminal to Phitsanulok Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥61
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Nan to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–190
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥95–850
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming North to Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–300
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥210–300
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- ¥280–340
Nan Taxi Stop
- Phone
- +66 84 673 1558
- Website
- taxi-service-2142.business.site
Nan Taxi Service
- Phone
- +66 89 263 1281
- Website
- taxi-service-1097.business.site
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