--- title: "Chengdu to Dunhuang | Mixroutes" description: How to get from Chengdu to Dunhuang by train, bus, plane and car. Real timetables, honest prices. url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chengdu-to-dunhuang" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chengdu-to-dunhuang.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Chengdu to Dunhuang [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chengdu&to=Dunhuang) [Dunhuang to Chengdu](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dunhuang-to-chengdu) **Quickest listed:** 6h 59m\ by plane, door to door; trains not read\ **Lowest listed:** ¥680\ by plane; trains not read\ **Distance:** 1354 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ timetables not read\ ## 1 way to travel 1354 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 10 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. Trains and buses couldn't be loaded when this page was made, so this is not the full list and none of it is called best, fastest or cheapest. [The planner](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chengdu&to=Dunhuang) reads the timetables again for your day. - [**Fly** 6h 59m¥680–1,060 Estimated CTU → DNH · one stop via LHW · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chengdu&to=Dunhuang) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## 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 China** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.chn.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today No train or bus is listed because the timetables couldn't be loaded when this page was made, not because none runs. [See today's departures in the planner](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Chengdu&to=Dunhuang). ## Questions people ask 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. ## In Dunhuang County-level city in Gansu, China Dunhuang is a county-level city in northwestern Gansu Province, Northwestern China. According to the 2010 Chinese census, the city has a population of 186,027, though 2019 estimates put the city's population at about 191,800. Known as Sachu (沙洲), it was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road and is best known for the nearby Mogao Caves. [The Dunhuang guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/dunhuang) Worth your time - Mogao Caves A UNESCO World Heritage Site filled with exquisite Buddhist art and manuscripts. - Yang Pass A fortified mountain pass built during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. - Yumen Pass The Yumen Pass was built around the same time as the Yang Pass. - Huyang Forest It consists of a small forest of rare poplares (Populus Divesifolia). From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Dunhuang Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/dunhuang) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/chengdu-to-dunhuang, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt