There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)DCA - CTU
23h 40m¥5,976–19,258Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)IAD - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
24h 11m¥2,729–9,075Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)DCA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
24h 39m¥5,608–19,846Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)DCA - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
25h 54m¥5,181–16,636Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)IAD - CTU
24h 2m¥3,322–11,065Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)BWI - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
29h 2m¥3,026–13,844
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Chengdu is to subway and fly which costs ¥2700 - ¥9500 and takes 24h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Chengdu is to fly which takes 23h 40m and costs ¥6000 - ¥20000.
The distance between Washington and Chengdu is 12311 km.
It takes approximately 23h 40m to get from Washington to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 13h ahead of Washington. It is currently 10:57 AM in Washington and 11:57 PM in Chengdu.
There are 566+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Chengdu, China?
Delta, China Eastern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–21,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–27,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–24,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via New York JFK, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–24,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–20,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–21,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via New York JFK, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–19,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via New York JFK, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–17,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–11,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–20,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–23,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via New York JFK, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–25,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–13,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–22,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–13,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Train operators
- 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
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥17–60
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥17–18
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- ¥40–60
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 Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥28–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥28–1,400
- Business Class
- ¥310–1,600
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14–65
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- ¥14–65
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥45–3,900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥45–3,100
- First Class
- ¥700–3,900
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