There are 6 ways to get from Osaka to Chengdu by train, plane, subway, or car ferry
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane KIX - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
9h 36m¥957–2,157Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Chengdu Easttrain Shanghai
2d 13h¥1,420–2,488Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane NGO - CTU
11h 46m¥1,259–4,868Fly Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane UKB - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
11h 42m¥1,293–3,845Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane NGO - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
12h 25m¥1,116–2,378Fly Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane ITM - CTU
12h 5m¥1,324–4,031
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which costs ¥950 - ¥2200 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which takes 9h 36m and costs ¥950 - ¥2200.
The distance between Osaka and Chengdu is 3049 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Chengdu without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 13h and costs ¥1400 - ¥2500.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Osaka to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 1h behind Osaka. It is currently 3:51 AM in Osaka and 2:51 AM in Chengdu.
There are 605+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Chengdu, China?
Japan Airlines, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Sunan Shuofang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Fukuoka, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–10,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Sendai, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,700
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–15,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,900
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Okinawa, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Fukuoka, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–10,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Sunan Shuofang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–10,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,800
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–15,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–15,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥90–140
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥120–140
- Reserved Seat
- ¥90–130
- Green Seat
- ¥120–160
- 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 Shanghai station to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,400
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥550–800
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥950–1,400
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220–330
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥220–300
- Reserved seat
- ¥260–330
- Green seat
- ¥330–440
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥864–1,080
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥864
- 1st Class
- ¥1,080
- Special Class
- ¥1,728
- VIP
- ¥4,320
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