There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane SFO - CTU
20h 47m¥2,572–7,590Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane SFO - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu Easttrain
22h 57m¥2,183–6,332Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane SFO - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
21h 16m¥2,379–6,100Fly San Francisco International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane SFO - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
23h 42m¥2,329–6,695Fly San Francisco International Airport to Nanchong Gaoping Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO)plane SFO - NAO
- Take the train from Nanchong North to Chengdu Easttrain
27h 18m¥2,589–6,760Fly Oakland International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane OAK - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
23h 10m¥2,651–8,071
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Chengdu is to fly and train which costs ¥2100 - ¥6500 and takes 22h 57m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Chengdu is to fly which takes 20h 47m and costs ¥2500 - ¥8000.
The distance between San Francisco and Chengdu is 11073 km.
It takes approximately 20h 47m to get from San Francisco to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 15h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 2:35 PM in San Francisco and 5:35 AM in Chengdu.
There are 701+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Chengdu, China?
United Airlines, Air China, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–13,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Los Angeles, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–24,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanchong Gaoping Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanchong Gaoping Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–13,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Los Angeles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–24,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nanchong Gaoping Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Train operators
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Nanchong North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥110–170
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–480
Train from Nanchong North to Chengdu East
- Adult - second class
- ¥70–110
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