Cheapest€80.97
- Sichuan Airlines SA202206:001h 40m07:40Xining XNNChongqing CKG
Door to door 4h 50mCO2 229.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Xining to Chongqing costs €80.97 at the cheapest and takes 4h 45m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 931 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 931 km
- Fastest
- 4h 45m
- Average
- 4h 51m
- Services per day
- 20
- Cheapest
- €80.97
- CO2 per passenger
- 229.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 45m | 1h 35m | 3h 10m | €93.36 | 229.0 kg | 19 |
- 4h 45mFastest, by Flight
- €93.36Cheapest, by Flight
- 229.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 931 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€80.97
- China Express Airlines CE754906:461h 35m08:21Xining XNNChongqing CKG
Door to door 4h 45mCO2 229.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€162.98
- Beijing Capital Airlines BC131707:301h 26m08:56Xining XNNXi’an XIY
- China Railway CR500609:524h 12m14:04Xi'an railway stationChongqing railway station
Changes at Xi’an, with 56 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 8h 31mCO2 196.4 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Xining to Chongqing | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €178.32 | €141.15 | €118.14 | €125.81 | €157.67 | €139.38 | €119.32 | €115.19 | €98.67 | €93.36 | €98.67 | €123.45 | €114.01 | €101.62 |
| Train | €309.99 | €290.74 | €167.54 | €226.94 | €301.19 | €225.84 | €184.59 | €180.19 | €142.24 | €176.89 | €160.94 | €215.94 | €191.74 | €147.74 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €80.97
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Chongqing. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Chongqing railway station
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Xining to Chongqing
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €93.3690 days
- €67.4060 days
- €66.8145 days
- €66.8130 days
- €97.4921 days
- €101.6214 days
- €119.327 days
- €118.143 days
- €178.321 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €66.81.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 167 percent. The dearest point is €178.32, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €115.19Sun
- €98.67Mon
- €93.36Tue
- €98.67Wed
- €123.45Thu
- €114.01Fri
- €101.62Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €118.14Sept
- €86.87Oct
- €75.66Nov
- €76.25Dec
- €73.30Jan
- €67.99Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 80% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 20% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 931 km against 904 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Xi’an, Jinchang, Chengdu, Yinchuan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Xining at 06:00 and the last at 18:48, across 19 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Xining
Rail
- Xining railway station
- Xining East railway station
- Xining West railway station
Coach
- Xining Bus Station
- 新宁路客运站
Air
- XNN
Chongqing
Rail
- Chongqing railway station
- Chongqingdong Railway Station
- Chongqing West railway station
Coach
- Chongqing Bus Station
- Chongqing West Railway Station Bus Hub Station
Air
- CKG
Ferry
- 江北嘴码头
- 朝天门6码头
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| China Express Airlines | €80.97 |
| Sichuan Airlines | €80.97 |
 Xiamen Airlines | €82.15 |
| Xizang Airlines | €81.56 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €61.00 | 75% |
| Taxes | €10.98 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €80.97 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Chongqing railway station
Most of the points near Chongqing railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Xining to Chongqing
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Xining to Chongqing?
The fastest journey from Xining to Chongqing takes 4h 45m door to door, of which 1h 35m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 51m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Xining to Chongqing?
The cheapest fare from Xining to Chongqing is €80.97, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €128.76. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Xining to Chongqing?
The cheapest way from Xining to Chongqing is by flight, at €93.36 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 45m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Xining to Chongqing?
Fares from Xining to Chongqing bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €66.81. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 167 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Xining to Chongqing?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Xining to Chongqing, at €93.36. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 12 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Xining to Chongqing?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Xining to Chongqing, at €67.99 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Xining to Chongqing?
4 operators sell services from Xining to Chongqing across 1 mode: China Express Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Xizang Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Xining to Chongqing?
80 percent of the services we sell from Xining to Chongqing are direct. The rest connect at Xi’an, Jinchang, Chengdu, Yinchuan, with about 56 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Xining to Chongqing use?
Services from Xining to Chongqing by flight leave from Xining XNN and arrive at Chongqing CKG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Xining to Chongqing?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Xining to Chongqing allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Xining to Chongqing on 12 September 2026: 931 km of route against 904 km in a straight line, 20 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €80.97, and 4h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Chongqing are the half people leave until last.
What to book in Chongqing before you go
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Chongqing, with free cancellation on most of it.
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