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Chengdu to Chongqing: Sights Along the Route

6 sights between Chengdu and Chongqing. A sample itinerary that PreeChina can turn into a private, custom or tailor-made tour.

2 days6 stopsChengdu to Chongqing268 km, straight lineUSD 905 per person, 2 travelers

At a Glance

Route Quick Facts

Start
Chengdu
End
Chongqing
Straight Line
268 km between the cities
Stops
6, in order from Chengdu
Corridor
Within 25 km of the line
Length
2 days

Price

Price of This Private Tour

Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the hotels, transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.

Estimated price per person for Chengdu to Chongqing: Sights Along the Route, by number of travelers
Travelers246810152030
Standard hotelsUSD 905USD 620USD 510USD 470USD 430USD 405USD 370USD 355
Premium hotelsUSD 1,105USD 770USD 640USD 595USD 550USD 520USD 480USD 465

Premium hotels and first-class rail raise the price: the selectors on Private Tours show by how much. The final price is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.

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Why This Route

What Lies Between Chengdu and Chongqing

Chengdu and Chongqing lie 268 km apart in a straight line. This route lists the sights within 25 km of that line, in order from Chengdu to Chongqing: Wangping-Mengzhuiwan Neighborhood, Luodai Ancient Town, Anyue Rock Carvings, Dazu Rock Carvings, Chongqing Natural History Museum, China Three Gorges Museum.

Roads and rail do not follow the straight line, so the actual distances are longer and a stop may need a short detour.

The city guides cover the cities themselves: Chengdu and Chongqing.

Itinerary

Chengdu to Chongqing Itinerary: 6 Sights Along the Way

Day 1

  1. A

    Start: central ChengduThe route runs toward Chongqing

  2. 1

    Wangping-Mengzhuiwan Neighborhood (成都望平街-猛追湾). Old factories converted, with the original residents still in place.2.6 km from Chengdu along the line, 1.3 km off the line

  3. 2

    Luodai Ancient Town (洛带古镇). Eighty-five per cent of the town's 23,000 people are Hakka and Hakka is still spoken.22 km from Chengdu along the line, 8.9 km off the line

  4. 3

    Anyue Rock Carvings (安岳石刻). 100,000 carvings scattered across a county's fields and hills, including a three-metre seated Guanyin known as the Eastern Venus, and a reclining Buddha recorded as China's largest from the Tang.139 km from Chengdu along the line, 1.9 km off the line

Day 2

  1. 4

    Dazu Rock Carvings (大足石刻). Cliff carvings from the late Tang to the Southern Song dynasty, centred on Baodingshan and Beishan.193 km from Chengdu along the line, 15 km off the line

  2. 5

    Chongqing Natural History Museum (重庆自然博物馆). A hundred and ten thousand specimens, strongest on Mesozoic dinosaurs from the Sichuan basin.242 km from Chengdu along the line, 19 km off the line

  3. 6

    China Three Gorges Museum (重庆中国三峡博物馆). Four floors running from ancient Ba through the wartime capital to the modern city.268 km from Chengdu along the line, 0.3 km off the line

  4. B

    End: central Chongqing268 km from Chengdu in a straight line

The split into two days is a suggestion. We do not list clock times here: your private itinerary sets the pace, the order and the start time with you. Your tailor-made plan decides where you stay overnight.

Map

Map of the Stops

The gold markers are the two cities. Numbers follow the route order. The dashed line joins the cities and stops in order and does not follow roads.

Stop by Stop

The Stops

1
Historic Neighborhood

Wangping-Mengzhuiwan Neighborhood (成都望平街-猛追湾)

2.6 km from Chengdu along the line, 1.3 km off the line

Old factories converted, with the original residents still in place. People fish and exercise along the river, and the night market runs on the street.

2
Ancient Town

Luodai Ancient Town (洛带古镇)

22 km from Chengdu along the line, 8.9 km off the line

Eighty-five per cent of the town's 23,000 people are Hakka and Hakka is still spoken. Four guild halls survive from when the migrants arrived.

3
Heritage Site

Anyue Rock Carvings (安岳石刻)

139 km from Chengdu along the line, 1.9 km off the line

100,000 carvings scattered across a county's fields and hills, including a three-metre seated Guanyin known as the Eastern Venus, and a reclining Buddha recorded as China's largest from the Tang.

Dazu Rock Carvings, UNESCO Site
4
UNESCO Site

Dazu Rock Carvings (大足石刻)

193 km from Chengdu along the line, 15 km off the line

Cliff carvings from the late Tang to the Southern Song dynasty, centred on Baodingshan and Beishan. Unlike Yungang and Longmen, many subjects come from daily life and from the blending of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism.

5
Museum

Chongqing Natural History Museum (重庆自然博物馆)

242 km from Chengdu along the line, 19 km off the line

A hundred and ten thousand specimens, strongest on Mesozoic dinosaurs from the Sichuan basin. The Mamenchisaurus from Hechuan measures 22 metres, and many count the Yangchuanosaurus among the best-preserved carnivores found in China.

China Three Gorges Museum, Museum
6
Museum

China Three Gorges Museum (重庆中国三峡博物馆)

268 km from Chengdu along the line, 0.3 km off the line

Four floors running from ancient Ba through the wartime capital to the modern city. The Wuyang que, a second-century funerary gate pillar, stands inside the entrance, and a jawbone from Wushan dated about two million years is in the collection.

Distances

Position Along the Route

#StopTypeFrom ChengduOff the line
1Wangping-Mengzhuiwan NeighborhoodHistoric Neighborhood2.6 km1.3 km
2Luodai Ancient TownAncient Town22 km8.9 km
3Anyue Rock CarvingsHeritage Site139 km1.9 km
4Dazu Rock CarvingsUNESCO Site193 km15 km
5Chongqing Natural History MuseumMuseum242 km19 km
6China Three Gorges MuseumMuseum268 km0.3 km

Distances are straight-line projections onto the line between the two cities. Road and rail distances are longer.

Independent Travel

Doing This Route Independently

Arranging these 6 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.

Custom Tour

Turn This Into a Private, Custom Tour

This route is a starting point: 2 days and 6 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.

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Questions

FAQ

How far is Chongqing from Chengdu?

268 km in a straight line. Roads and rail are longer.

What is there to see between Chengdu and Chongqing?

This route lists 6 sights within 25 km of the line between the cities, in order from Chengdu: Wangping-Mengzhuiwan Neighborhood, Luodai Ancient Town, Anyue Rock Carvings, Dazu Rock Carvings, Chongqing Natural History Museum, China Three Gorges Museum.

How many days does this route need?

We plan it as 2 days. Your private itinerary sets the pace and the order with you.

Who is this route not a good fit for?

Anyone who can spare only one day. The route is planned over 2 days with 1 night on the road, and it does not shrink well.

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