There are 9 ways to get from Sapa to Chengdu by car, plane, subway, train, or bus
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Drive to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Drive from Sapa to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH)car
- Fly from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane WNH - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
6h 17m¥1,202–4,194Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain Hekou North
- Take the bus from Kunming North to Chengdubus
21h 47m¥290–548Train via Honghe
- Take the train from Hekou North to Mengzitrain
- Take the train from Honghe to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chengdu Easttrain
10h 47m¥659–868Drive 1,181.8 km
- Drive from Sapa to Chengducar 1,181.8 km
12h 13m¥1,023–1,477Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane KMG - CTU
10h 45m¥1,093–3,471Bus to Noi Bai International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airportbus
- Fly from Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane HAN - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
11h 17m¥638–1,147Train to Kunming Changshui International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane KMG - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
11h 54m¥400–2,281Train
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain Hekou North
- Take the train from Kunming to Chengdu Easttrain Dali / ...
14h 21m¥552–776Train via Liupanshui
- Take the train from Hekou North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Liupanshuitrain
- Take the train from Liupanshui to Chengdu South Stationtrain
17h 34m¥392–736
Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapa to Chengdu is to train and bus which costs ¥290 - ¥550 and takes 21h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Sapa to Chengdu is to drive and fly and subway which takes 6h 17m and costs ¥1200 - ¥4200.
The distance between Sapa and Chengdu is 1047 km. The road distance is 1181.8 km.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Sapa to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 1h ahead of Sapa. It is currently 3:41 AM in Sapa and 4:41 AM in Chengdu.
Yes, the driving distance between Sapa to Chengdu is 1182 km. It takes approximately 12h 13m to drive from Sapa to Chengdu.
There are 605+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Sapa, Vietnam and Chengdu, China?
You can take a vehicle from Sapa to Tianfu Square via Hekou North, Mengzi, Honghe, Kunming South, Chengdu East, and East station in around 10h 47m.
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,900
Flights from Noi Bai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,700
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥300–3,900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Dali Huangcaoba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥380–2,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥300–3,100
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥380–3,200
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥300–2,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥300–2,000
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥380–2,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥300–2,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥380–2,500
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥300–2,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥300–2,000
- 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 Hekou North to Mengzi
- Hard Seat
- ¥22–30
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
Train from Hekou North to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard sleeper
- ¥90–130
- Soft sleeper
- ¥150–200
Train from Honghe to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–160
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥80–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥110–160
Train from Kunming South to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥480–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Kunming to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥490–540
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Kunming to Liupanshui
- Hard Seat
- ¥60–90
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥95–120
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥170–250
Train from Liupanshui to Chengdu South Station
- Adult - second class
- ¥270–380
- 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
- Phone
- 1900 6746
- xesaovietsapa@gmail.com
- Website
- xesaoviet.com.vn
Bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airport
- Phone
- 19001137
- info@interbuslines.com
- Website
- interbuslines.com
Bus from Sapa to Hanoi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥76–178
- Schedules at
- interbuslines.com
- Book at
- interbuslines.com
- Cabin
- ¥178
- Ordinary
- ¥76
- VIP Cabin
- ¥105
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