There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane SYD - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
14h 47m¥1,599–8,125Fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane SYD - CTU
16h 23m¥2,192–8,115Fly to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane SYD - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
19h 31m¥2,049–7,720Fly to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane SYD - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu Easttrain
16h 37m¥2,703–5,857Fly to Nanchong Gaoping Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO)plane SYD - NAO
- Take the train from Nanchong North to Chengdu Easttrain
23h 25m¥1,839–9,325Fly to Luzhou Yunlong Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Luzhou Yunlong Airport (LZO)plane SYD - LZO
- Take the train from Luzhou to Chengdu Easttrain
18h 53m¥3,049–16,300
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Chengdu is to fly and train which costs ¥2700 - ¥6000 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 14h 47m and costs ¥1600 - ¥8500.
The distance between Sydney and Chengdu is 8752 km.
It takes approximately 14h 47m to get from Sydney to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 5:32 AM in Sydney and 2:32 AM in Chengdu.
There are 661+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Chengdu, China?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–10,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanchong Gaoping Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanchong Gaoping Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–16,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–16,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–16,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–10,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
- 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 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 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 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 Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–480
Train from Luzhou to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥290–420
Train from Nanchong North to Chengdu East
- Adult - second class
- ¥100–150
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