There are 4 ways to get from Chengdu to Canberra by subway, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport
best- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane TFU - CBR
16h 34m$505–1,710Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane CTU - CBR
18h 18m$554–1,808Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CTU - SYD
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
18h 53m$537–1,012Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TFU - SYD
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
17h 44m$838–1,164
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Canberra is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 18h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Canberra is to subway and fly which takes 16h 34m and costs $500 - $1,800.
The distance between Chengdu and Canberra is 8754 km.
It takes approximately 16h 34m to get from Chengdu to Canberra, including transfers.
Canberra is 3h ahead of Chengdu. It is currently 5:45 AM in Chengdu and 8:45 AM in Canberra.
There are 943+ hotels available in Canberra.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Canberra, ACT, Australia?
Cathay Pacific, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Hong Kong, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Hong Kong, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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