There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Chengdu by plane, subway, car, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane ZRH - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
15h 55m¥1,745–5,565Drive 9,603.5 km
- Drive from Zurich to Chengducar 9,603.5 km
4d 13h¥12,922–18,665Train to Basel, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane BSL - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
17h 15m¥1,982–6,267Fly Zurich Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane ZRH - CTU
18h 26m¥2,638–7,055Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane STR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
19h 49m¥2,451–8,052Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane MXP - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
18h 22m¥2,143–5,549
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Chengdu is to fly and subway which costs ¥1700 - ¥6000 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 15h 55m and costs ¥1700 - ¥6000.
The distance between Zurich and Chengdu is 8073 km. The road distance is 9603.5 km.
It takes approximately 15h 55m to get from Zurich to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 6h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 3:10 PM in Zurich and 9:10 PM in Chengdu.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Chengdu is 9603 km. It takes approximately 4 days 13h to drive from Zurich to Chengdu.
There are 452+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Chengdu, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- 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
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
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
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
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥65–85
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–250
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥140–180
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- Trenord
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