There are 4 ways to get from Chengdu to Melbourne by plane, subway, or train
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Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CTU - MEL
16h 7m$440–1,330Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MIG - MEL
20h 28m$403–1,253Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TFU - MEL
14h 29m$501–1,632Train to Nanchong Gaoping Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Nanchong Northtrain
- Fly from Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NAO - MEL
19h 21m$504–1,364
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $400 - $1,300 and takes 20h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Melbourne is to subway and fly which takes 14h 29m and costs $500 - $1,700.
The distance between Chengdu and Melbourne is 8735 km.
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from Chengdu to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 3h ahead of Chengdu. It is currently 5:25 AM in Chengdu and 8:25 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5481+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Shenzhen Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Nanchong Gaoping Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $11–13
- 1st Class Seat
- $18–20
- Business Class Seat
- $25–40
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $15–21
Train from Chengdu East to Nanchong North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $18–25
- Adult - 1st Class
- $25–35
Train from Chengdu East to Nanchong North
- Adult - second class
- $15–22
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