Chengdu Tianfu Airport by Metro & Train
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Tianfu Airport:
- Airport name: Chengdu Tianfu Airport
- Chinese name: 成都天府机场
- Airport IATA Code: TFU
- Chengdu metro: www.chengdurail.com/index_en.html
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Introduction to Tianfu Airport
Tianfu Airport – Chengdu’s new international airport is still under construction. It is located around Luxia Town in Jianyang, 51 kilometers from central Chengdu, 50km from Shuangliu Airport (Chengdu’s old airport), 15km from Jianyang and 25km from Ziyang. Constructin work started on May, 2016 and was completed by the end of 2020. It is scheduled to open in middle of 2021.
Get to Train Stations & Airports
| Destinations | Getting there | |
|---|---|---|
| Chengdu East Station | Line 2 Line 7 | |
| Chengdu South Station | Line 1 Line 7 Line 18 | |
| Chengdu Train Station | Line 1 Line 7 | |
| Chengdu Shuangliu Airport | Line 10 | |
| Chengdu Metro: https://www.chengdurail.com/index_en | ||
How to Get to Chengdu Tianfu Airport
By metro: Chengdu Tianfu Airport is connected to metro line 18, which links Chengdu South Railway Station (Chengdunan) with Tianfu Airport in less 40 minutes. In the future, Tianfu Airport will also be linked with Shuangliu Airport within 30 minutes when the second prase of metro line 19 opens in 2023
By rail: An underground train station – Tianfu Airport Railway Station (Tianfujichang) is being built within Tianfu Airport and scheduled to open in 2023 with high speed service to Chengdu, Zigong, Neijiang, Ziyang, etc.
Tianfu Airport – Train Stations in Chengdu by Metro
Tianfu Airport – Chengdu South Railway Station: Just take metro line 18 from Terminal 3,4 of Tianfu Airport or Terminal 1,2 of Tianfu Airport to South Railway Station in 40 minutes.
Tianfu Airport – Chengdu East Railway Station: Take metro line 18 from Tianfu Airport to South Railway Station (Chengdunan, Chengdu South) first, then transfer to line 7 to get to East Railway Station.
Tianfu Airport – Chengdu West Railway Station: Take metro line 18 from Tianfu Airport to South Railway Staton first, then change to line 7 to get to Cultural Palace (Wenhuagong, 文化馆), and transfer to line 4 to get to West Railway Station.
Tianfu Airport – Shuangliu Airport by Chengdu Metro
Take metro line 18 from Tianfu Airport to South Railway Station (metro stop) in 50 minutes first, then change to line 7 and alight at Taipingyuan metro stop, and then transfer to line 10 to get to Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 of Chengdu Shuangliu Airport.
Tianfu Airport – Panda Reserve
Take metro line 18 from Tianfu Airport to South Railway Station first, then change to line 1 and alight at Sichuan Gymnasium metro stop (省体育馆)，then change again to line 3 until you reach at Panda Avenue metro stop (熊猫大道站).
Chengdu Tianfu Airport – Chongqing by Bullet Train
Remember that most of the high speed trains to Chongqing are departing from Chengdu East Railway Station, with only 3 – 5 bullet trains leaving from Chengdu South Railway Station. These high speed trains (G, C, D category trains) are arriving at Chongqing North, Chongqing West and Shapingba Station. So, the best routes can be like that:
Read more: Chongqing to Chengdu Shuangliu Airport by train
Route A via Chengdu East
- 1 Tianfu Airport to Chengdu South by metro line 18.
- 2 Chengdu South to Chengdu East by line 7, 15 minutes.
- 3 Chengdu East to Chongqing by bullet train in 1.5 – 2 hrs.
Route B via Chengdu South
- 1 Tianfu Airport to Chengdu South by metro line 18.
- 2 Chengdu South to Chongqing West or Shapingba Station in 1.5 hrs.
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