There are 8 ways to get from Washington to Chengdu by subway, plane, or train
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Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane IAD - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
23h 38m¥2,728–8,536Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane DCA - CTU
22h 3m¥4,953–15,274Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane DCA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
24h 42m¥4,200–12,938Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane IAD - CTU
25h¥3,221–10,026Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane DCA - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
26h 17m¥4,341–13,307Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane BWI - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
29h 13m¥3,625–15,656Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane JFK - CTU
26h 32m¥3,618–9,889Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane IAD - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu Easttrain
28h 2m¥2,732–8,768
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Chengdu is to subway and fly and train which costs ¥2700 - ¥9000 and takes 28h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Chengdu is to fly which takes 22h 3m and costs ¥4900 - ¥16000.
The distance between Washington and Chengdu is 12427 km.
It takes approximately 23h 38m to get from Washington to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 12h ahead of Washington. It is currently 7:36 AM in Washington and 7:36 PM in Chengdu.
There are 486+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Chengdu, China?
American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and seven other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–18,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–14,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–25,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–25,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–21,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–13,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–16,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–23,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Toronto, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–13,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–15,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Boston, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–16,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–17,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–15,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–15,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–15,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–19,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–15,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–15,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–14,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Boston, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–16,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–12,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–11,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–16,000
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥16–18
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥16–18
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥16–18
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥16–18
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥16–18
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- ¥16–18
- 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
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 Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥13–60
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- ¥13–60
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥45–3,700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- ¥45–3,000
- First Class
- ¥650–3,700
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥340–4,800
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- ¥340–3,300
- First Class
- ¥1,300–4,800
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