Chengdu to Beijing: train or flight, time and tickets
How to travel from Chengdu to Beijing on a first trip to China: usually by air, how long it takes, where trains leave from and how to book.
Short answer: Usually by air, around 3 hours flying, 7.5 hours or more by train.
Chengdu to Beijing by air
Flying is the usual way between Chengdu and Beijing (around 3 hours flying, 7.5 hours or more by train). Allow time to reach the airport and for security; book through the airline or a booking site with your passport details. Airports: Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport; Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing Daxing International Airport. See high-speed train vs flying.
Planning Chengdu and Beijing
- Chengdu city guide and Beijing city guide: about 3 days in Chengdu and 4 in Beijing make a good first visit.
- Ready-made route: China in 10 days: Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu and Shanghai
- Getting around inside each city, by metro and Didi: Getting around.
Other direction: Beijing to Chengdu. All connections: between cities.