Changsha to Chengdu

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Changsha to Chengdu. From €79.79, fastest 4h 45m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Changsha to Chengdu costs €79.79 at the cheapest and takes 4h 45m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 8 operators. The route covers 932 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
932 km
Fastest
4h 45m
Average
4h 51m
Services per day
64
Cheapest
€79.79
CO2 per passenger
229.3 kg
Door to door

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 September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 45m1h 35m3h 10m€92.77229.3 kg64
  • 4h 45mFastest, by Flight
  • €92.77Cheapest, by Flight
  • 229.3 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 932 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€79.79
  1. Sichuan Airlines SA936814:061h 38m15:44Changsha CSXChengdu TFU

Door to door 4h 48mCO2 229.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€103.39
  1. Air Travel AT412818:011h 35m19:36Changsha CSXChengdu TFU

Door to door 4h 45mCO2 229.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled 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 traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Changsha to Chengdu
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Changsha to ChengduSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Flight€177.14€167.70€117.55€113.42€122.27€151.18€114.60€116.96€108.70€94.54€92.77€98.67€122.86€98.08

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €79.79

Chengdu is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Chengdu railway station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Changsha to Chengdu

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €99.2690 days
  2. €60.9160 days
  3. €65.6345 days
  4. €74.4830 days
  5. €89.8221 days
  6. €98.0814 days
  7. €114.607 days
  8. €117.553 days
  9. €177.141 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €60.91.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 191 percent. The most expensive point is €177.14, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€177.14€60.911371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €108.70Sun
  2. €94.54Mon
  3. €92.77Tue
  4. €98.67Wed
  5. €122.86Thu
  6. €98.08Fri
  7. €116.96Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €113.42Sep
  2. €84.51Oct
  3. €75.07Nov
  4. €75.66Dec
  5. €73.30Jan
  6. €63.86Feb

The route

ChangshaChangshaChengduChengdu
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 932 km against 905 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Changsha at 06:03 and the last at 20:38, across 64 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Changsha

Rail
  • Changsha railway station
  • Changshabei Railway Station
  • Changshadong Railway Station
Bus
  • Changsha West Bus Station
  • Changsha South Busterminal
Air
  • CSX

Chengdu

Rail
  • Chengdu railway station
  • Chengdu East railway station
  • Chengdu West Railway Station
Bus
  • Chengdu Long distance bus station
  • 永陵路西
Air
  • TFU
  • CTU
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Air China€83.33
Air Travel€79.79
Chengdu Airlines€81.56
China Southern Airlines€81.56
Okay Airways€82.15
Sichuan Airlines€79.79
Xiamen Airlines€81.56
Xizang Airlines€82.15
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€60.0075%
Taxes€10.8014%
Supplier fees€7.009%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€79.79100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Chengdu railway station

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Changsha to Chengdu

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Changsha to Chengdu?

The fastest journey from Changsha to Chengdu 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 Changsha to Chengdu?

The cheapest fare from Changsha to Chengdu is €79.79, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €128.17. 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 Changsha to Chengdu?

The cheapest way from Changsha to Chengdu is by Flight, at €92.77 for one passenger on September 29, 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 Changsha to Chengdu?

Fares from Changsha to Chengdu bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €60.91. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 191 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Changsha to Chengdu?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Changsha to Chengdu, at €92.77. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Changsha to Chengdu?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Changsha to Chengdu, at €63.86 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 service from Changsha to Chengdu?

8 operators sell services from Changsha to Chengdu across 1 modes: Air China, Air Travel, Chengdu Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Okay Airways, Sichuan 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 Changsha to Chengdu?

Every service we sell from Changsha to Chengdu is direct, with around 64 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 45m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Which station or terminal do services from Changsha to Chengdu use?

Services from Changsha to Chengdu by Flight leave from Changsha CSX and arrive at Chengdu TFU. 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 Changsha to Chengdu?

0 of the 8 operators we sell from Changsha to Chengdu 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 modeled 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 Changsha to Chengdu on September 11, 2026: 932 km of route against 905 km in a straight line, 64 services a day, 8 operators, a cheapest fare of €79.79, and 4h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Chengdu and elsewhere in China. None of it is ours to sell.

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