There are 7 ways to get from Darjeeling to Chengdu by car, plane, subway, taxi, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Bhadrapur Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Drive from Darjeeling to Bhadrapur Airport (BDP)car
- Fly from Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane BDP - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
8h 19m¥1,282–3,720Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Darjeeling to Siliguri - Tenzin Norgay Central Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus to Kathmandubus
- Drive from Narayan Gopal Chowk to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Bus Station to Chengdubus
3d 7h¥1,029–1,657Taxi, train, drive, bus
- Take the taxi from Darjeeling to New Jalpaiguritaxi
- Take the train from New Jalpaiguri to Raxaul Jntrain
- Drive from Raxaul Jn to Sorahkhuttecar
- Drive from Narayan Gopal Chowk to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Bus Station to Chengdubus
3d 2h¥1,329–2,087Drive 2,541.4 km
- Drive from Darjeeling to Chengducar 2,541.4 km
36h 26m¥2,161–3,121Drive to Biratnagar Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Drive from Darjeeling to Biratnagar Airport (BIR)car
- Fly from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane BIR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
8h 48m¥1,159–3,331Drive to Shigatse Peace Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Drive from Darjeeling to Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ)car
- Fly from Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane RKZ - CTU
10h 4m¥1,063–3,798Drive to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Drive from Darjeeling to Lhasa-Airport-LXAcar
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LXA - CTU
10h 59m¥2,922–4,156
Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darjeeling to Chengdu is to bus and drive which costs ¥1000 - ¥1700 and takes 3 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Darjeeling to Chengdu is to drive and fly and subway which takes 8h 19m and costs ¥1200 - ¥3800.
The distance between Darjeeling and Chengdu is 1808 km. The road distance is 2541.4 km.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Darjeeling to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 2h 30m ahead of Darjeeling. It is currently 7:51 AM in Darjeeling and 10:21 AM in Chengdu.
Yes, the driving distance between Darjeeling to Chengdu is 2541 km. It takes approximately 36h 26m to drive from Darjeeling to Chengdu.
There are 700+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Darjeeling, India and Chengdu, China?
There is no direct connection from Darjeeling to Chengdu. However, you can drive to Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU), walk to Tianfu International Airport North, take the subway to Century City, then take the line 1 subway to Luomashi. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to New Jalpaiguri, take the train to Raxaul Jn, drive to Sorahkhutte, take the line 8 bus to Jawalakhel, take the line 1 bus to Narayan Gopal Chowk, drive to Zhangmu, take the bus to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal, take the taxi to Lhasa Bus Station, then take the bus to Chengdu.
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Shigatse Peace Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–6,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Bangda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bhadrapur Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Biratnagar Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Shigatse Peace Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,700
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Bangda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,800
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Shigatse Peace Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,700
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Bangda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bhadrapur Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Kathmandu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,300
- 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
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from New Jalpaiguri to Raxaul Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥23–180
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ¥23–28
- Third AC (3A)
- ¥60–75
- Second AC (2A)
- ¥85–110
- First Class (1A)
- ¥140–180
- Website
- checi.cn
Bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Lhasa Bus Station to Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥440–650
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Lhasa Bus Station to Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥440–650
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
- Phone
- 0353-2514920
- [email protected]
- Website
- nbstc.in
Bus from Darjeeling to Siliguri - Tenzin Norgay Central Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6–9
- Website
- https://nbstc.in/
Bus from Siliguri Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus to Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥30–150
- Website
- https://nbstc.in/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Estimated price
- ¥190–230
Darjeeling Ride
- Phone
- +91 90 83 90 45 07
- Website
- darjeelingride.com
Darjeeling Taxi
- Phone
- 8670550722
- Website
- darjeelingtaxi.com
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