Travel to Chengdu

As the transport hub in southwest hinterland of China and the main access city to Tibet, Chengdu is easily approached thanks to its air routes and railways extending nationwide. The city bus and metro continue to develop, providing the locals and the tourists with great convenience.

By Airplane Chengdu Airport

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is located about two kilometers (about 1.2 miles) east of Shuangliu County, about 16 kilometers (about 10 miles) away from downtown area. Currently, it has 143 scheduled domestic flight routes to cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Kunming, Xining, Lhasa, and Nyingchi. It also offers 56 international (regional) flight routes including service to cities abroad such as Tokyo, Shanghai (Beijing)-Fukuoka, Osaka, Seoul, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Katmandu, Los Angeles, Vancouver, London, Sydney, Melbourne (Australia), Frankfort, Delhi, and (Beijing)-Paris, as well as regional flights to Hong Kong and Macau.

By Train Chengdu Train Schedule

Chengdu has three passenger railway stations:

• Chengdu Railway Station: Located at the junction of China’s four main rail lines is the major passenger railway hub in the city. Trains available here include those ordinary ones to/from Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Kunming, and Guilin, as well as bullet ones to Shanghai, Chongqing, Qingchengshan, and a few other cities.
• East Railway Station: Located on Wanke Road of Chenghua District is the main hub for high speed bullet types to/from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, Xi'an, Nanchang, and Zhengzhou. In addition, most Chengdu-Leshan-Emeishan Intercity High Speed trains originate here.
• South Railway Station: Put into use on December 20th, 2014 is an intermediate station along the Chengdu-Mianyang-Leshan Intercity High Speed Railway. Trains to/from East Railway Station, Shuangliu Airport, Leshan, Emeishan, Mianyang, Jiangyou, and Qingshen stop here.