Where to go from Chengdu by train 成都
From Chengdu, direct trains and single changes in the timetable reach 48 of the atlas's 185 hubs within 6 hours and 63 within 9, as far as Xining; 69 more have nonstop flights but no practical train. The map colours each city by its time on the train.
- under 2 hours
- 2 to 4 hours
- 4 to 6 hours
- 6 to 9 hours
- over 9 hours
- nonstop flight, no train
Under 2 hours by train 17
- Dujiangyan 都江堰 18 min · 33 direct trains a day
- Ziyang 资阳 22 min · 26 direct trains a day
- Deyang 德阳 24 min · 67 direct trains a day
- Meishan 眉山 26 min · 50 direct trains a day
- Neijiang 内江 35 min · 53 direct trains a day
- Mianyang 绵阳 37 min · 82 direct trains a day
- Leshan 乐山 41 min · 59 direct trains a day
- Zigong 自贡 50 min · 37 direct trains a day
- Ya'an 雅安 54 min · 37 direct trains a day
- Suining 遂宁 56 min · 27 direct trains a day
- Chongqing 重庆 1 h 2 min · 131 direct trains a day
- Emeishan 峨眉山 1 h 5 min · 28 direct trains a day
- Yibin 宜宾 1 h 13 min · 59 direct trains a day
- Luzhou 泸州 1 h 22 min · 21 direct trains a day
- Guangyuan 广元 1 h 24 min · 88 direct trains a day
- Nanchong 南充 1 h 28 min · 41 direct trains a day
- Songpan 松潘 1 h 33 min · 26 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
2 to 4 hours by train 12
- Hanzhong 汉中 2 h 11 min · 65 direct trains a day
- Langzhong 阆中 2 h 14 min · 4 direct trains a day
- Guang'an 广安 2 h 16 min · 7 direct trains a day
- Bazhong 巴中 2 h 16 min · 10 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 5 min
- Zunyi 遵义 2 h 38 min · 20 direct trains a day
- Dazhou 达州 2 h 44 min · 26 direct trains a day · 2 nonstop flights, 55 min
- Xichang 西昌 2 h 55 min · 27 direct trains a day · 4 nonstop flights, 1 h 10 min
- Guiyang 贵阳 3 h 1 min · 78 direct trains a day · 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 5 min
- Xi'an 西安 3 h 9 min · 71 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 35 min
- Anshun 安顺 3 h 39 min · 14 direct trains a day
- Kaili 凯里 3 h 58 min · 8 direct trains a day
- Zhangjiajie 张家界 3 h 58 min · 7 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 20 min
4 to 6 hours by train 19
- Yichang 宜昌 4 h 1 min · 24 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 25 min
- Enshi 恩施 4 h 19 min · 18 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Panzhihua 攀枝花 4 h 21 min · 21 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 15 min
- Luoyang 洛阳 4 h 28 min · 23 direct trains a day
- Baoji 宝鸡 4 h 39 min · change at Xi'an
- Yuncheng 运城 4 h 42 min · 8 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 55 min
- Guilin 桂林 4 h 58 min · 17 direct trains a day · 3 nonstop flights, 1 h 50 min
- Zhengzhou 郑州 5 h 8 min · 33 direct trains a day · 13 nonstop flights, 1 h 55 min
- Wuhan 武汉 5 h 15 min · 27 direct trains a day · 21 nonstop flights, 1 h 45 min
- Xingyi 兴义 5 h 21 min · 2 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Linfen 临汾 5 h 21 min · 4 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Tianshui 天水 5 h 23 min · change at Xi'an
- Yan'an 延安 5 h 23 min · 6 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 50 min
- Yuanmou 元谋 5 h 26 min · 8 direct trains a day
- Xiangyang 襄阳 5 h 36 min · 11 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 35 min
- Fenghuang 凤凰 5 h 38 min · change at Zhangjiajie
- Changsha 长沙 5 h 45 min · 17 direct trains a day · 16 nonstop flights, 1 h 50 min
- Kunming 昆明 5 h 51 min · 24 direct trains a day · 21 nonstop flights, 1 h 25 min
- Nanning 南宁 5 h 53 min · 13 direct trains a day · 9 nonstop flights, 1 h 55 min
6 to 9 hours by train 15
- Yinchuan 银川 6 h 48 min · 5 direct trains a day · 6 nonstop flights, 1 h 55 min
- Guangzhou 广州 6 h 54 min · 20 direct trains a day · 34 nonstop flights, 2 h 25 min
- Lanzhou 兰州 7 h 9 min · 11 direct trains a day · 8 nonstop flights, 1 h 35 min
- Yueyang 岳阳 7 h 10 min · change at Changsha · one nonstop flight, 1 h 45 min
- Liuzhou 柳州 7 h 27 min · 2 direct trains a day · 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 30 min
- Xinyang 信阳 7 h 28 min · 2 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Beijing 北京 7 h 30 min · 13 direct trains a day · 59 nonstop flights, 2 h 40 min
- Qiubei 丘北 7 h 38 min · change at Kunming
- Hancheng 韩城 7 h 49 min · change at Xi'an
- Shenzhen 深圳 7 h 50 min · 5 direct trains a day · 30 nonstop flights, 2 h 25 min
- Jincheng 晋城 7 h 58 min · change at Zhengzhou
- Dali 大理 8 h 9 min · 2 direct trains a day · 8 nonstop flights, 1 h 35 min
- Shaoyang 邵阳 8 h 16 min · 2 direct trains a day
- Hong Kong 香港 8 h 18 min · one direct train a day · 6 nonstop flights, 2 h 45 min
- Xining 西宁 8 h 59 min · 7 direct trains a day · 5 nonstop flights, 1 h 35 min
Over 9 hours by train 24
- Nanjing 南京 9 h 7 min · 16 direct trains a day · 22 nonstop flights, 2 h 15 min
- Baise 百色 9 h 11 min · change at Kunming
- Lijiang 丽江 9 h 13 min · one direct train a day · 9 nonstop flights, 1 h 25 min
- Hangzhou 杭州 9 h 19 min · 6 direct trains a day · 25 nonstop flights, 2 h 40 min
- Chongzuo 崇左 9 h 26 min · change at Nanning
- Qingdao 青岛 9 h 58 min · 4 direct trains a day · 13 nonstop flights, 2 h 35 min
- Shanghai 上海 10 h 6 min · 16 direct trains a day · 43 nonstop flights, 2 h 35 min
- Pingliang 平凉 10 h 7 min · change at Xi'an
- Tianjin 天津 10 h 7 min · 4 direct trains a day · 15 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Jianshui 建水 10 h 12 min · change at Kunming
- Luoping 罗平 10 h 23 min · change at Kunming
- Baoshan 保山 10 h 26 min · change at Dali · one nonstop flight, 1 h 55 min
- Shiyan 十堰 10 h 54 min · 4 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 35 min
- Shangri-La 香格里拉 11 h 9 min · one direct train a day · 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 35 min
- Xiamen 厦门 14 h 6 min · 2 direct trains a day · 14 nonstop flights, 2 h 35 min
- Shenyang 沈阳 14 h 41 min · 3 direct trains a day · 10 nonstop flights, 3 h 10 min
- Hengyang 衡阳 14 h 44 min · 2 direct trains a day · 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 50 min
- Wuwei 武威 15 h 44 min · one direct train a day
- Zhangye 张掖 16 h 28 min · 3 direct trains a day
- Yulin 榆林 18 h 45 min · one direct train a day · 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 55 min
- Zhongwei 中卫 19 h 6 min · one direct train a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 35 min
- Ürümqi 乌鲁木齐 27 h 31 min · 3 direct trains a day · 18 nonstop flights, 3 h 45 min
- Lhasa 拉萨 34 h 38 min · one direct train a day · 27 nonstop flights, 2 h 35 min
- Harbin 哈尔滨 49 h 40 min · one direct train a day · 9 nonstop flights, 3 h 50 min
By air only 69
Nonstop flights from Chengdu, with no direct train and no single change in the timetable.
- Kangding 康定 a nonstop route listed
- Daocheng 稻城 a nonstop route listed
- Hezuo 合作 a nonstop route listed
- Tengchong 腾冲 4 nonstop flights, 1 h 50 min
- Nyingchi 林芝 8 nonstop flights, 2 h 10 min
- Lüliang 吕梁 a nonstop route listed
- Jinghong 景洪 10 nonstop flights, 1 h 50 min
- Changzhi 长治 one nonstop flight, 1 h 50 min
- Taiyuan 太原 8 nonstop flights, 2 h
- Ordos 鄂尔多斯 a nonstop route listed
- Ji'an 吉安 a nonstop route listed
- Beihai 北海 10 nonstop flights, 2 h
- Jiayuguan 嘉峪关 2 nonstop flights, 2 h 25 min
- Jiujiang 九江 a nonstop route listed
- Nanchang 南昌 10 nonstop flights, 2 h 5 min
- Handan 邯郸 a nonstop route listed
- Ganzhou 赣州 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 55 min
- Zhanjiang 湛江 a nonstop route listed
- Hefei 合肥 11 nonstop flights, 2 h 5 min
- Shijiazhuang 石家庄 8 nonstop flights, 2 h 10 min
- Jingdezhen 景德镇 one nonstop flight, 2 h 15 min
- Chizhou 池州 a nonstop route listed
- Xuzhou 徐州 3 nonstop flights, 2 h 5 min
- Hohhot 呼和浩特 8 nonstop flights, 2 h 25 min
- Macau 澳门 10 nonstop flights, 2 h 10 min
- Datong 大同 one nonstop flight, 2 h 40 min
- Haikou 海口 12 nonstop flights, 2 h 20 min
- Dunhuang 敦煌 a nonstop route listed
- Shangrao 上饶 one nonstop flight, 2 h 10 min
- Jinan 济南 15 nonstop flights, 2 h 15 min
- Wuyishan 武夷山 one nonstop flight, 2 h 20 min
- Sanming 三明 a nonstop route listed
- Quzhou 衢州 a nonstop route listed
- Huai'an 淮安 one nonstop flight, 2 h 35 min
- Chaozhou 潮州 10 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Yangzhou 扬州 a nonstop route listed
- Shigatse 日喀则 a nonstop route listed
- Lianyungang 连云港 one nonstop flight, 2 h 30 min
- Sanya 三亚 17 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Shantou 汕头 10 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Jinhua 金华 3 nonstop flights, 2 h 25 min
- Changzhou 常州 a nonstop route listed
- Yancheng 盐城 a nonstop route listed
- Lishui 丽水 a nonstop route listed
- Quanzhou 泉州 4 nonstop flights, 2 h 35 min
- Fuzhou 福州 8 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Suzhou 苏州 11 nonstop flights, 2 h 20 min
- Jiaxing 嘉兴 a nonstop route listed
- Tangshan 唐山 a nonstop route listed
- Wenzhou 温州 7 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Ningbo 宁波 9 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Taizhou 台州 2 nonstop flights, 2 h 40 min
- Chengde 承德 a nonstop route listed
- Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛 a nonstop route listed
- Zhoushan 舟山 a nonstop route listed
- Yantai 烟台 2 nonstop flights, 2 h 40 min
- Weihai 威海 one nonstop flight, 2 h 50 min
- Dalian 大连 6 nonstop flights, 2 h 55 min
- Chifeng 赤峰 a nonstop route listed
- Turpan 吐鲁番 one nonstop flight, 3 h 35 min
- Korla 库尔勒 5 nonstop flights, 4 h
- Dandong 丹东 a nonstop route listed
- Altay 阿勒泰 a nonstop route listed
- Changchun 长春 5 nonstop flights, 3 h 50 min
- Aksu 阿克苏 a nonstop route listed
- Yining 伊宁 6 nonstop flights, 4 h 35 min
- Qiqihar 齐齐哈尔 a nonstop route listed
- Mudanjiang 牡丹江 a nonstop route listed
- Kashgar 喀什 3 nonstop flights, 4 h 55 min
On the map
Times are the fastest direct train, or the quickest single change with its wait, on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, from the main station at each end; the atlas's 186 hubs only, and pairs the timetable was not asked about (most over 1,000 km apart) are not shown. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28. Cities with a route page link to it; the others open on the map.