Chengdu — Jiuzhaigou
Chengdu → Jiuzhaigou
- 5 days · 4 nights
- 2 transfers
- ≈ ¥3 015
Chengdu’s pandas and the turquoise lakes of Jiuzhaigou: a bullet train into the mountains, a day in the park and back.
When to go: September–October for autumn colours; tickets cost more from April to November.
Times are approximate and update when you replace a stop.
Chengdu: pandas
- 08:0012:00
Photo: Kreisverkehrsampel · CC BY-SA 3.0 Giant Panda Base
Pandas are active in the morning and asleep by noon — go at opening.
4 h¥55 - ≈ 30 min · metro
- 12:3014:30
Kuanzhai Alleys
Old-town lanes, teahouses and street food.
2 hFree - ≈ 20 min · metro
- 14:5016:20
Sichuan opera and face-changing
An hour of masks, fire-breathing and shadow puppets.
1 h 30 min¥180
Train into the mountains
- 08:4511:45
Bullet train: Chengdu → Jiuzhaigou
Chengdu East → Huanglong Jiuzhai in about two hours, then an hour by bus to the park village. Both fares included.
3 h¥210 - ≈ 30 min · metro
- 12:1513:45
Tibetan song and dance show
An evening performance in the village.
1 h 30 min¥200
Jiuzhaigou National Park
- 07:1515:15
Jiuzhaigou lakes and waterfalls
A full day: entry and the park bus. Book by passport.
8 h¥280
Back to Chengdu
- 09:2012:20
Bullet train: Jiuzhaigou → Chengdu
A bus to Huanglong Jiuzhai station and the train to Chengdu East.
3 h¥210 - ≈ 45 min · metro
- 13:0514:35
Photo: Kcx36 · CC BY-SA 4.0 People’s Park and Heming Teahouse
Tea in bamboo chairs and ear cleaning, the Chengdu way.
1 h 30 min¥30
A last morning and departure
- 10:0012:00
Photo: 螺钉 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Wuhou Shrine and Jinli Street
The Three Kingdoms era and a lantern-lit market street next door.
2 h¥50