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¥1,414–7,751Fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane SYD - CTU
17h 23m¥2,111–8,166Fly 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¥1,987–7,567Fly 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¥2,446–5,282Fly to Yibin Wuliangye Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Yibin Wuliangye Airport (YBP)plane SYD - YBP
- Take the train from Yibin West to Chengdu Easttrain
20h 19m¥2,073–7,751Fly 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¥3,605–13,523
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 ¥2400 - ¥5500 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 14h 47m and costs ¥1400 - ¥8000.
The distance between Sydney and Chengdu is 8752 km.
It takes approximately 14h 47m to get from Sydney to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 2h behind Sydney. It is currently 8:10 PM in Sydney and 6:10 PM in Chengdu.
There are 208+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Chengdu, China?
China Southern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
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
- 14h 35m
- 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 Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- 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
- 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
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- 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 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
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
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
- Website
- airchina.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
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–10,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- 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 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- 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
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–9,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Luzhou Yunlong Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–16,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–10,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,500
- 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
- cgzair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yibin Wuliangye Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
- 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 Yibin West to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–210
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–140
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥140–210
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 Yibin West to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–220
- Business Class Seat
- ¥280–400
Train from Luzhou to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥125–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥200–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥290–420
Train from Yibin West to Chengdu East
- Adult - second class
- ¥90–130
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