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How to get from Chengdu to Dunhuang

Plan it for your day Dunhuang to Chengdu
Fastest
6h 59m
by plane, door to door
Cheapest
¥578
by train
Distance
1354 km
as the crow flies
Departures
2
from 08:00, Mon 9 Nov

2 ways to travel

1354 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 9 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare.

best13h 5m quicker than the train for ¥100 more; for most people the time is worth more.

Data: Timetables via Transitous · Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · All credits and licences

Before you go

Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from China; the planner lets you pick yours.

  • Exercise increased caution in ChinaUS

Travel advice: US State Department.

Departures today

  1. 13:21 → 09:24+120h 3m · 1 change中国国家铁路集团有限公司 D176¥685–2,130
  2. 20:16 → 19:40+123h 24m · 1 change中国国家铁路集团有限公司 Z322¥578–1,780

The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed.

Questions people ask

How long does it take to get from Chengdu to Dunhuang?

The fastest way is by plane: about 6h 59m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 1354 km.

What is the cheapest way from Chengdu to Dunhuang?

The train is the cheapest, from ¥578. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote.

Is there a direct train from Chengdu to Dunhuang?

Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 20h 3m. The planner checks the rest of the day.

How long is the flight from Chengdu to Dunhuang?

About 3h 20m in the air (CTU → LHW → DNH), one stop plus the change of planes; about 6h 59m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ¥680–1,060; live prices are on Flights70.

Who runs it

Railways
  • 中国国家铁路集团有限公司

Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here.

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