Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is about 50 km southeast of downtown Chengdu, near Jianyang. By road the trip to the center usually takes 60 to 90 minutes, depending on traffic and where you are going. Metro Line 18 express trains reach Chengdu South railway station in about 35 to 45 minutes, and high-speed trains reach Chengdu East in about 30 minutes.

Yes. Chengdu is served by Tianfu International Airport (TFU), about 50 km southeast of the center, and Shuangliu International Airport (CTU), about 16 km southwest. Tianfu handles regular international long-haul flights and many domestic trunk routes, while Shuangliu keeps other domestic routes and, since late July 2026, most flights to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Check the three-letter code on your ticket.

Metro Line 19 links the two airports, with express trains taking about 30 minutes and regular trains about 50 minutes. The road distance is about 67 km, roughly 50 minutes by car. Overnight, an airport coach runs hourly between the two airports. Allow plenty of time: you clear security again at the second airport, so tight connections between TFU and CTU are risky.

Tianfu has two passenger terminals. Terminal 1 handles international and regional flights and, since summer 2026, some domestic boarding at its B pier. Terminal 2 is all domestic and is used by Air China, Sichuan Airlines, China Eastern and most other Chinese airlines. A free automated people mover links the two terminals in about a minute and a half.

Sichuan Airlines, Air China, Chengdu Airlines and China Eastern Airlines use Tianfu as a hub, and China Southern and Lucky Air have focus operations here. International airlines include Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air and AirAsia X, linking Chengdu with Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Yes. Metro Line 18 stops beneath the airport's Ground Transportation Center and runs to Chengdu South railway station, about 35 to 45 minutes by express train. There you can change to Line 1 toward Tianfu Square or to Line 7. Express and local trains share one platform, so check the screen. The metro runs from about 6:00 to 23:30.

Yes. Tianfu Airport station, on the Chengdu to Yibin high-speed line, sits beneath the Ground Transportation Center. Trains reach Chengdu East railway station in about 27 to 30 minutes and also run south toward Zigong and other cities in Sichuan. Book the train like any high-speed ticket and bring your passport, which is checked at the gates.

Official taxi ranks are on Level 1, outside both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Join the marked line, make sure the driver uses the meter and turn down freelance drivers who approach you inside the terminal. The drive to central Chengdu usually takes 60 to 90 minutes, and expressway tolls are added to the metered fare.

Ride-hailing apps such as DiDi pick up in designated zones inside the parking structures. From arrivals, follow the Ride-Hailing (网约车) signs through the Ground Transportation Center to the pickup area. Have your app set up before you land, with a payment method that works in China, because pickup points are away from the terminal curb.

Yes. Airport coaches leave from the Ground Transportation Center 24 hours a day, with routes to Chunxi Road, the Global Center, the Jinsha transport hub and Shuangliu airport. Daytime services run from about 6:00 to 23:30, and night services are less frequent. Tickets are bought at the coach counters, mostly by Alipay. Expect about 70 to 90 minutes to Chunxi Road.

Most shops, cafes and transport services at Tianfu take Alipay or WeChat Pay by QR code, and some vending machines and kiosks accept nothing else. Staffed counters take Chinese yuan in cash. Before you travel, set up Alipay or WeChat Pay and link an international card, and carry some yuan for the few places that need cash.

There is a sleep-pod hotel on the Terminal 2 domestic arrivals level (B2), about 100 meters from the domestic arrivals exit. Many hotels listed online as airport hotels are a drive away and rely on a shuttle, so check the map location before you book rather than trusting the name.

Chengdu uses China Standard Time, UTC+8, all year, with no daylight saving time. The whole of mainland China keeps the same clock, so there is no time change when you connect at Tianfu from Beijing, Shanghai or any other Chinese city. The local currency is the Chinese yuan (CNY).

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is operated by Sichuan Provincial Airport Group and opened on 27 June 2021. It handled about 56.7 million passengers and about 383,500 aircraft movements in 2025. It has three runways and two passenger terminals, and it is a hub for Sichuan Airlines, Air China, Chengdu Airlines and China Eastern Airlines.

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Prices on our website are per vehicle, not per person, based on a range of passengers.

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Walk all the way out of the airport. You'll see representatives holding boards. Look for the Airport Transportation logo or your name.

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Baby seats are provided with prior notice, subject to availability, one seat maximum per vehicle.

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Tips are not mandatory but are highly recommended; drivers earn them through service quality.

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