There are 4 ways to get from Los Angeles to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LAX - CTU
20h 5m¥2,256–6,094Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane LAX - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
23h 12m¥1,813–5,699Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LAX - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
20h 14m¥1,963–5,104Train to Tijuana International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane TIJ - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
25h 36m¥3,197–9,309
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Chengdu is to fly and subway which costs ¥1900 - ¥5500 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Chengdu is to fly which takes 20h 5m and costs ¥2200 - ¥6500.
The distance between Los Angeles and Chengdu is 11617 km.
It takes approximately 20h 5m to get from Los Angeles to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 16h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 1:15 AM in Los Angeles and 5:15 PM in Chengdu.
There are 695+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Chengdu, China?
Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and nine other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–8,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- 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
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥450–700
- Website
- Amtrak
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