How to get from Dunhuang to Chengdu
- Fastest
- 7h 5m
- by plane, door to door
- Cheapest
- ¥654
- by train
- Distance
- 1354 km
- as the crow flies
- Departures
- 1
- 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.
best12h 35m quicker than the train for about the same fare.
- FlybestfastestLeast hassle7h 5m¥680–1,060EstimatedDNH → CTU · one stop via LHW · typical times
- Traincheapest21h 57m¥654–2,025Estimatednext 2 from 08:00 · 中国国家铁路集团有限公司 · shortest 19h 41m
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
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 Dunhuang to Chengdu?
The fastest way is by plane: about 7h 5m 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 Dunhuang to Chengdu?
The train is the cheapest, from ¥654. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote.
Is there a direct train from Dunhuang to Chengdu?
Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 19h 41m. The planner checks the rest of the day.
How long is the flight from Dunhuang to Chengdu?
About 3h 20m in the air (DNH → LHW → CTU), one stop plus the change of planes; about 7h 5m 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
- 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.