There are 7 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)plane DCA - CTU
24h¥6,714–23,547Subway 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 Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane IAD - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
24h 11m¥2,129–9,573Fly 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)plane DCA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
25h 39m¥4,258–24,368Subway 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 Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane IAD - CTU
25h 4m¥3,322–12,063Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane DCA - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
34h 23m¥5,907–20,624Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane BWI - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
30h 22m¥2,426–15,767Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane IAD - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu Easttrain
27h 18m¥2,133–9,805
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 ¥2100 - ¥10000 and takes 24h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Chengdu is to fly which takes 24h and costs ¥6500 - ¥24000.
The distance between Washington and Chengdu is 12311 km.
It takes approximately 24h to get from Washington to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 12h ahead of Washington. It is currently 7:33 PM in Washington and 7:33 AM in Chengdu.
There are 605+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Chengdu, China?
American Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via New York JFK, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–24,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–29,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via New York JFK, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via New York JFK, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–21,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–25,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–25,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–27,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–21,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–31,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via New York JFK, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–32,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–25,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–27,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 23m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–21,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
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
- ¥3,400–9,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–13,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–25,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 23m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–21,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via New York JFK, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–29,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–13,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–23,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–13,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–13,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–25,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–25,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–13,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–12,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–13,000
Train operators
- 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
- ¥16–55
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥16–18
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- ¥35–55
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- ¥45–110
- 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
- ¥13–60
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- ¥13–60
- 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
- ¥45–3,800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥45–3,100
- First Class
- ¥700–3,800
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