There are 6 ways to get from Pai to Chengdu by bus, plane, subway, taxi, 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.
Mini Van, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane CNX - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
10h 53m¥1,008–1,679Mini Van, bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- 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
47h 48m¥743–2,121Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Pai to Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3taxi
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3 to Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 2bus
- 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
29h 24m¥1,496–2,352Mini Van, bus, train via Nong Khai
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Nong Khaibus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chengdu Easttrain
34h 8m¥1,308–1,864Mini Van, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane CNX - CTU
12h 14m¥1,001–2,969Mini Van, bus, train
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Maibus
- 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
38h 26m¥985–2,310
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pai to Chengdu is to Mini Van and bus and train which costs ¥700 - ¥2200 and takes 47h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Pai to Chengdu is to Mini Van and fly and subway which takes 10h 53m and costs ¥1000 - ¥1700.
The distance between Pai and Chengdu is 1611 km.
The best way to get from Pai to Chengdu without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 29h 24m and costs ¥1500 - ¥2400.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Pai to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 1h ahead of Pai. It is currently 11:30 PM in Pai and 12:30 AM in Chengdu.
There are 208+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Pai, Thailand and Chengdu, China?
There is no direct connection from Pai to Chengdu. However, you can take the bus to Chiang Mai, walk to Nakhon Chai Air Chiang Mai, take the bus to Tha Pae Gate, walk to วัดพวกช้าง Wat Puak Chang, take the bus to สนามบินเชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai International Airport, walk to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) 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 Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3, take the bus to Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 2, 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
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,700
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,700
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,200
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,900
- 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
- ¥50–360
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥50–70
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥150–210
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ¥95–140
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ¥270–360
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥460–850
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥460–550
- First Class
- ¥600–850
Train from Luang Prabang station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥350–850
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥350–550
- First Class
- ¥480–850
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
- 053-245-566
- info.prempracha@gmail.com
- Website
- premprachatransports.com
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥40–55
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
- Phone
- 044-2615555
- Website
- nctcard.com
Bus from Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3 to Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥65–110
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3 to Phitsanulok Bus Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥85–110
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Phone
- 084-2626003
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Nong Khai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–370
- Book at
- easybook.com
- 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
- ¥210–290
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥210–290
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