Route · CAN → CTU
Flights from Guangzhou to Chengdu
Connecting Guangzhou's Baiyun International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (with some flights still operating into the older Shuangliu Airport, so it is worth confirming your terminal before travel), this busy 1,222-kilometre domestic trunk route covers the distance in roughly one hour and fifty-four minutes block time. Six carriers compete here — Sichuan Airlines and China Southern dominate frequencies, with Air China, Chengdu Airlines, Beijing Capital, and Shenzhen Airlines filling out a schedule that typically runs dozens of departures daily on narrowbody Airbus A320-family jets. Both cities share the same time zone, removing any schedule-adjustment headaches. Because this is a high-frequency leisure and business corridor linking Guangdong's commercial hub to Sichuan's tourism and tech capital, fares tend to tighten noticeably around Golden Week and Chinese New Year; travelling midweek in March or November typically yields the most flexibility and the softest pricing.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Guangzhou (CAN) → Chengdu (CTU). Use the year view… to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
6 carriersThe 6 carriers we currently track on the Guangzhou–Chengdu route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Guangzhou to Chengdu
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Guangzhou to Chengdu — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at CAN and… CTU, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.