There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Chengdu by plane, subway, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
16h 20m¥2,347–12,118Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- 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 26m¥2,167–12,520Drive 9,603.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Chengducar 9,603.2 km
4d 15h¥13,155–19,002Train 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 25m¥2,511–13,362Fly Zurich Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane ZRH - CTU
18h 36m¥3,740–16,108Train, 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 28m¥2,578–13,093Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane FRA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
18h 34m¥2,861–13,522
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which costs ¥2100 - ¥13000 and takes 18h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 16h 20m and costs ¥2300 - ¥13000.
The distance between Zurich and Chengdu is 8073 km. The road distance is 9603.2 km.
It takes approximately 16h 20m to get from Zurich to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 6h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 12:01 PM in Zurich and 6:01 PM in Chengdu.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Chengdu is 9603 km. It takes approximately 4 days 15h to drive from Zurich to Chengdu.
There are 218+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Chengdu, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Swiss, and Air China fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–23,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–11,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–14,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–17,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–16,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–14,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–12,000
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–12,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from Basel to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–13,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–15,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–16,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–16,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–19,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–13,000
- 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥65–90
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥130–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥480–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥240–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥150–190
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–60
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Want to know more about travelling around China
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Italian Lakes: Getting around by train
Read the travel guide































