There are 6 ways to get from Kyoto to Chengdu by train, plane, or subway
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Take the train from Kyōto to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane KIX - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
10h 9m¥1,186–2,603Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane NGO - CTU
10h 47mTrain to Kobe, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Kyōto to Ashiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane UKB - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
11h 34m¥1,271–3,700Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane NGO - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
11h 41mFly Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane ITM - CTU
12h 47m¥1,424–4,231Fly Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane ITM - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
12h 26m¥1,231–3,641
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which costs ¥1100 - ¥2600 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which takes 10h 9m and costs ¥1100 - ¥2600.
The distance between Kyoto and Chengdu is 3089 km.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Kyoto to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 1h behind Kyoto. It is currently 9:02 PM in Kyoto and 8:02 PM in Chengdu.
There are 700+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Chengdu, China?
Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Sunan Shuofang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Fukuoka, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Sendai, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,100
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Taichung
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Okinawa, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Sendai, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Sunan Shuofang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Sendai, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Miyazaki, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,100
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Kobe to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kyōto to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–85
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Ashiya
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥40–60
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- 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
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
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