Chengdu has relatively convenient transportation, with direct flights to some foreign cities, direct flights/trains/buses to large domestic cities, and high-speed trains to several popular tourist cities.
Air — Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International AirportChengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (airport code: CTU) is the forth-largest airport in China. It's a large modern airport, with all the facilities functions you'd expect from the China's 4th busiest airport [2015].
Chinese: 成都双流国际机场
Location: 16 km (10 miles) southwest of the center of Chengdu City.
Chengdu is 72-Hour (3-Day) Transit Visa-Free
In 2013, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport launched its 72-hour transit visa-free policy to foreign visitors from 51 countries.
See other transit visa-free cities in China — Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Guilin, Guangzhou …
International Terminals
Asia cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Incheon (Seoul), Singapore, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Siem Reap, Kuala Lumpur, Male, Mumbai, Karachi, Colombo, Kathmandu, Abu Dhabi, Doha.
Europe cities: Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt, Moscow, Paris, Prague
America cities: Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Oceania cities: Melbourne
Africa cities: Mauritius
Domestic Terminals
here are 119 domestic cities with direct flights from/to Chengdu. Below are links to airport information for connecting cities that you might be interested in.
Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Zhangjiajie, Hangzhou, Guilin, Guangzhou, Harbin, Huangshan, Kunming, Lhasa (Tibet)
Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei
Ticket Offices
Southwest Airlines Ticket Office
Address: 41 Erduan, Southern Renmin Street
24-hour inquiry and ticket-delivery telephone: 028-86668080
Group tickets delivery telephone: 028-86662200
Sichuan Airlines Ticket Office
Address: Tianfu Square
Telephone: 028-86678541
Trains — Chengdu's Railway Stations
Chengdu Railway StationChengdu Railway Station
Actually there are three main railway stations in Chengdu city (Chengdu Railway Station, Chengdu East Railway Station, Chengdu South Railway Station), and Chengdu West Railway Station is under construction. You can book train tickets through China Highlights Train Ticket Service.
Chengdu Railway Station
Chengdu Railway Station has railway lines towards more popular cities: high-speed trains from/to Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Wuhan, and Guangzhou; and normal speed trains to Xi'an, Kunming, Hangzhou, and Lhasa.
Chinese: 成都站 ("成都 Chengdu" on paper tickets)
Address: Third North Section, Second Ring Road, Jinniu District 金牛区二环路北三段. (It's about 25 minutes' drive from the city center.)
