Atlas of China
Chengdu to Chongqing 成都 – 重庆
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 1½ hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥148. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainChengdu East 成都东 → Shapingba 沙坪坝 | 1 h 2 minG8609, fastest | 1½ hours | ¥148standard class | 13106:10–22:15 |
| By road362 km, estimated | 6 h 50 min | 7 hours |
By train
131 direct high-speed trains a day run from Chengdu East to Shapingba, between 06:10 and 22:15. The fastest, G8609, takes 1 h 2 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥148. Coming back, 131 trains a day, the fastest 1 h 2 min (G8612, 05:11 to 21:52).
Chengdu: Tianfu (TFU), about 50 km south-east, is the busier airport; Shuangliu (CTU) is closer in, and Trip.com's CTU city code covers both. Chongqing: Chongqing North is the busiest station; many trains to Guizhou, Yunnan and Yibin use Chongqing West, and Chongqing East opened in 2025.
By air
No nonstop flights.
By road
Roughly 362 km by road and about 7 hours of driving, estimated from the distance.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Chengdu and on to Chongqing, so the trip can be broken there.
- Ziyang 资阳 80 km from Chengdu · 22 min there, 55 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Chongqing.
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Hongyadong & Chongqing Night Views 洪崖洞
A cliffside stack of stilt houses glowing gold over the river every night
Around Chengdu: Chengdu Giant Panda Base, Sanxingdui Museum, Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Mount Qingcheng, Wuhou Shrine & Jinli Street.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.