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Chengdu to Emeishan 成都 – 峨眉山
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 1½ hours against about 2 hours by road, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥63. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainChengdu East 成都东 → Emei 峨眉 | 1 h 5 minC5771, fastest | 1½ hours | ¥63standard class | 2805:36–21:49 |
| By road141 km | 2 h 10 min | 2 hours |
By train
28 direct high-speed trains a day run from Chengdu East to Emei, between 05:36 and 21:49. The fastest, C5771, takes 1 h 5 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥63. Coming back, 31 trains a day, the fastest 52 min (C6284, 06:12 to 21:38).
Chengdu: Tianfu (TFU), about 50 km south-east, is the busier airport; Shuangliu (CTU) is closer in, and Trip.com's CTU city code covers both. Emeishan: Use Emeishan station, not the older Emei station on the conventional line.
By road
141 km by road, about 2 h 10 min of driving: routed on OpenStreetMap, with speeds calibrated on measured trips.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Chengdu and on to Emeishan, so the trip can be broken there.
- Meishan 眉山 70 km from Chengdu · 26 min there, 32 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Emeishan in Leshan.
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Leshan Giant Buddha 乐山大佛
A 71-metre Buddha carved from a riverside cliff where three rivers meet
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Mount Emei 峨眉山
A sacred Buddhist mountain of mist, monasteries and a golden summit above the clouds
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Jiayang Little Steam Train 嘉阳小火车
A coal-era steam train puffing through rapeseed fields to an old mining town
Around Chengdu: Chengdu Giant Panda Base, Sanxingdui Museum, Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Mount Qingcheng, Wuhou Shrine & Jinli Street.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.