Why go
- Municipality in Southwestern China.
- 1 hand-picked place to stay.
- Served by Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG).
History
Chongqing is a provincial-level direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. It is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of China and the only one located inland.
Where to stay
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 56 airlines, 150 direct destinations
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A320, A319, 737-800, A321, Embraer 190, 737-700…) · 115 routes: Amsterdam, Anqing, Anshun, Auckland, Bangkok, Beihai, Beijing, Bijie, Brisbane, Changcha, Changchun, Changde, Changzhi, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chizhou, Chongqing, Dalian, Danang, Dayong, Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Dubai, Fukuoka, Fuyang, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Handan, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hefei, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Hong Kong … +75 more
- Air China CA (A320, 737-800, 737, A321, A319, 330…) · 46 routes: Addis Ababa, Baotou*, Beijing, Cairo*, Changchun*, Changzhou*, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dazhou, Guangyuan, Guiyang, Haikou*, Hangzhou, Harbin*, Hefei, Hohhot, Huangyan*, Istanbul, Jinan*, Jingdezhen*, Jiuzhaigou, Kunming, Linyi, Luzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning*, NTG, Qingdao*, Quanzhou*, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenyang*, Tianjin, Tokyo*, Wanxian, Wenzhou*, Wuhan, Wuxi, Wuyishan* … +6 more
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (A320, 737, 737-800, 330, A319, 340…) · 41 routes: Addis Ababa*, Baotou, Beijing*, Changchun, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing*, Dazhou*, Guangyuan*, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou*, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Huangyan, Jinan, Jingdezhen, Jiuzhaigou*, Kunming, Linyi, Luzhou*, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, NTG, Quanzhou, Shanghai*, Shanghai*, Shenyang, Tianjin*, Tokyo*, Wanxian*, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiamen, Yibin*, Yuncheng* … +1 more
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800) · 24 routes: Baise, Beijing, Chongqing, Dongying, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Taipei, Taiyuan, Tianjin, TVS, Urumqi, Weifang, Wenzhou, Xi'an, Yichang, Zhengzhou
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, 737-800, 737, 737-300, A321, A330-300…) · 23 routes: Beijing*, Hangzhou, Hefei, Huai An, Huangyan, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Luxi, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Tokyo*, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiamen*
- Japan Air System JD (A319, A320) · 7 routes: Chengdu, Chongqing, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Lijiang, Sanya
- Air France AF (A320, 777-200, A319, A321, 737-800) · 6 routes: Chongqing*, Hangzhou*, Paris, Shenyang*, Singapore*, Wuhan*
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737-800, 757, A330-300) · 6 routes: Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shanghai, Wenzhou, Xiamen
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800) · 4 routes: Jinan, Qingdao, Wuyishan, Yantai
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737) · 4 routes: Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320, A321, 330) · 3 routes: Chengdu, Chongqing, Saipan
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321) · 3 routes: Danang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A330-200, A330-300, 737) · 2 routes: Moscow, Urumqi*
- AirAsia AK (A320) · 2 routes: Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A320, A321, A330-300) · 2 routes: Busan, Seoul
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shijiazhuang
- China United KN (737) · 2 routes: Beijing, Hangzhou
- Delta Air Lines DL (A321, 380, 777-200) · 2 routes: Hangzhou*, Los Angeles*
- EVA Air BR (A330-200, 747-400, M90) · 2 routes: Kaohsiung*, Taipei
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (A321, 767) · 2 routes: Osaka*, Tokyo
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shanghai
- Kenya Airways KQ (767-300, 777-300) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Nairobi
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (A321, 330, A330-300, 737-800, 777-200) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Hangzhou*
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (777) · 2 routes: Jeddah, Riyadh
- Air Madagascar MD (A340-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- All Nippon Airways NH (767-300) · 1 route: Tokyo
- Cambodia Angkor Air (K6) K6 (A321) · 1 route: Siem-reap
- Cathay Pacific CX (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Caucasus Airlines NS (737-700) · 1 route: Shijiazhuang
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- China Airlines CI (747-400) · 1 route: Taipei
- Dragonair KA (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Egyptair MS (777-300) · 1 route: Cairo
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Empresa Ecuatoriana De Aviacion EU (A319) · 1 route: Chengdu
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (777-300ER) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-200) · 1 route: Jakarta
- Korean Air KE (A330-300) · 1 route: Seoul
- KSY KY (737-700) · 1 route: Kunming
- Lao Airlines QV (A320) · 1 route: Vientiane
- Mahan Air W5 (313) · 1 route: Tehran
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A330-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Myanmar Airways International 8M (A320) · 1 route: Yangon
- Oman Air WY (A340-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Orient Thai Airlines OX (M82) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Philippine Airlines PR (A320) · 1 route: Manila*
- Potomac Air BK (737-800) · 1 route: Tianjin
- Qatar Airways QR (777-300ER) · 1 route: Doha
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A330-300) · 1 route: Singapore
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Thai AirAsia FD (A320) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Thai Airways International TG (330) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Tiger Airways TR (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Turkish Airlines TK (330, A340-300) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Uni Air B7 (M90) · 1 route: Taichung
- West Air China PN (A320) · 1 route: Chongqing
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 39 airlines, 89 direct destinations
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A319, A320, A321, 330) · 37 routes: Beijing, Changcha, Changzhou, Chengdu, Dalian, Dayong, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, INC, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ninbo, Panzhihua, Phuket, Sanya, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenzhen, Sydney, Taipei, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xining, Yichang, Zhanjiang, Zhengzhou
- Air China CA (737-800, 737, A319, A320, A321, 330…) · 32 routes: Beijing, Guangzhou, Guilin*, Guiyang*, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, INC, Jinan*, Jiuzhaigou, Kunming, Lhasa, Lijiang, Macau, Nanjing, Qingdao*, Seoul, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang*, Taipei, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Wuhan*, Wuxi, Wuyishan*, Xi'an, Xiamen, Yangzhou, Zhengzhou*, Zhuhai
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A320, 737, 737-800, 737-700, A319, A321…) · 28 routes: Beihai, Beijing, Changcha, Changchun, Fuzhou*, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou*, Jinghonggasa, Kunming, Lhasa, Lijiang*, Nanchang*, Nanning, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen*, Xining*, Yichang*, Yuncheng, Zhengzhou
- West Air China PN (A320, A319) · 28 routes: Changcha, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hefei, Hohhot, Jinan, Jiuzhaigou, Korla, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737, 737-800, A319, A320, 330, 737-900) · 23 routes: Beijing*, Guangzhou*, Hangzhou*, Huangyan*, INC*, Jiuzhaigou*, Kunming*, Lhasa*, Lijiang*, Nanjing, NTG, Shanghai, Shanghai*, Shenzhen, Tianjin*, Urumqi*, Wenzhou*, Wuxi, Xi'an*, Xiamen*, Yangzhou*, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai*
- Huaxia G5 (CRJ-900, CRJ-200) · 17 routes: Anqing, Anshun, Baise, Bijie, Dongsheng, Dongying, Guiyang, Handan, Huai An, INC, Liuzhou, Nanning, Qianjiang, Xiangfan, Xichang, Xingyi, Xining
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, 737-800, A321, 737, A319, A340-600…) · 16 routes: Beijing*, Changzhou, Hefei, Huangshan*, Jinan, Kunming, Nanjing, Ninbo, Shanghai, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Wenzhou, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xining, Zhaotong
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800, A320) · 15 routes: Beijing, Changcha, Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong*, Lanzhou, Sanya, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Wenzhou, Xi'an, Xining, Yan'an
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737) · 13 routes: Changcha, Fuzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang, Nanchang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Xining, Yichang
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800) · 11 routes: Beijing, Chiang Mai, Guilin, Guiyang, Jinan, Kunming, Qingdao, Shijiazhuang, Wuhan, Wuyishan, Zhengzhou
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 4 routes: Luoyang, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang
- Japan Air System JD (A319, A320) · 4 routes: Guangzhou, Haikou, Sanya, Xi'an
- Air Foyle GS (A320, A321, Embraer 190) · 3 routes: Guiyang, Tianjin, Xi'an
- Cargo Plus Aviation 8L (737-800, A321) · 3 routes: Kunming, Lijiang, Xuzhou
- Caucasus Airlines NS (Embraer 190, 737-800) · 3 routes: Nanning, Shijiazhuang, Wenzhou
- KSY KY (737-700) · 3 routes: Huangyan, Kunming, NTG
- Potomac Air BK (737-800) · 3 routes: Changcha, Dayong, Xining
- Air France AF (A319) · 2 routes: Guangzhou*, Lhasa*
- BusinessAir 8B (767-300) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Phuket
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shanghai
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737, 737-800) · 2 routes: Huangshan, Shanghai
- Virgin Express TV (A319) · 2 routes: Lhasa, Shanghai
- Air Macau NX (A319, A320) · 1 route: Macau
- All Nippon Airways NH (737-800) · 1 route: Shanghai*
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A320, A321, 767-300) · 1 route: Seoul
- Cathay Pacific CX (A320, A321) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- China Airlines CI (A330-300) · 1 route: Kaohsiung
- China United KN (737) · 1 route: Beijing
- Dragonair KA (A320, A321, 737-800) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Empresa Ecuatoriana De Aviacion EU (A319) · 1 route: Beihai
- Finnair AY (A330-300) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Hong Kong Airlines HX (A320) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Qatar Airways QR (A330-200) · 1 route: Doha
- SilkAir MI (A319, A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A319, A320) · 1 route: Singapore*
- Thai AirAsia FD (A320) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Thai Airways International TG (A320) · 1 route: Bangkok
- TransAsia Airways GE (A321) · 1 route: Taipei
- Uni Air B7 (M90) · 1 route: Taipei
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 1 direct destination
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Regional airports
Further out, but often the cheapest way in — the airports the low-cost carriers use. Each links to its own town's guide for getting from there into the city.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 31 airlines, 86 direct destinations
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737-800, A320, A319, 737-900, 737) · 51 routes: Bangkok, Beijing, Changcha, Changchun, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dazhou*, Fuzhou, Guangyuan, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Huangyan, Jinan, Jingdezhen, Kunming, Mianyang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, NTG, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Quzhou, Sanya, Seoul, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenyang, Singapore, Taipei, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan … +11 more
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A320, A321, A319, 737-800, A330-300, 737…) · 48 routes: Beijing, Bijie, Changcha, Changde, Changzhou, Cheju, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dayong, Denpasar, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Huangshan, Kota Kinabalu, Kunming, Luzhou, Meixian, Nanchang, Nanchong, Nanjing, Nanning, Nanyang, Ninbo, Phuket, Qingdao, Quanzhou*, Sanya, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang, Taipei, Tianjin*, Tongren … +8 more
- Air China CA (737-800, A320, A319, A321, 330, A330-300…) · 47 routes: Bangkok*, Beijing, Changchun*, Changzhou*, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian*, Dazhou, Guangyuan, Guilin*, Guiyang, Haikou*, Hangzhou, Harbin*, Hefei*, Huangyan, Jinan*, Jingdezhen*, Kunming*, Mianyang*, Nanchang*, Nanjing, Nanning*, NTG*, Qingdao*, Quanzhou, Quzhou*, Sanya*, Shanghai, Shanghai*, Shenyang*, Singapore*, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Wenzhou*, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an*, Xiamen*, Xiangfan* … +7 more
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800, A330-300) · 23 routes: Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Linyi, Nanjing, Ninbo, Sanya, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Xi'an, Xiangfan, Xuzhou, Yichang, Zhengzhou
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, 737, A321, A319, A330-300, 737-300…) · 14 routes: Beijing*, Changzhou, Jian, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Shanghai, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Yongzhou
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737) · 7 routes: Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Nanning, Quanzhou, Tianjin, Xiamen
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 5 routes: Hangzhou, Huai An, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 4 routes: Beihai, Guiyang, Shanghai, Shanghai
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800) · 4 routes: Jinan, Qingdao, Wenzhou, Yantai
- All Nippon Airways NH (A320, A321, 737-800) · 3 routes: Fuzhou*, Hangzhou*, Shanghai*
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320, A319, A321) · 3 routes: Chengdu, Chongqing, Wanxian
- AirAsia AK (A320) · 2 routes: Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- China Airlines CI (A330-300, 747-400) · 2 routes: Kaohsiung, Taipei
- Empresa Ecuatoriana De Aviacion EU (A319) · 2 routes: Chengdu, Liuzhou
- Potomac Air BK (737-800) · 2 routes: Nanning, Tianjin
- Uni Air B7 (737-800, M90, 74E) · 2 routes: Taichung, Taipei*
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A330-300, 737-800, 767-300) · 1 route: Seoul
- Cargo Plus Aviation 8L (A321) · 1 route: Lijiang
- Caucasus Airlines NS (737-700) · 1 route: Shijiazhuang
- China United KN (737) · 1 route: Beijing
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (A320, 32S) · 1 route: Hangzhou*
- Korean Air KE (73J) · 1 route: Seoul
- KSY KY (737-800) · 1 route: Kunming
- Shanghai Airlines FM (A330-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Shanghai
- SilkAir MI (A319, A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Singapore
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (737-800) · 1 route: Singapore
- Starline.kz DZ (737-800) · 1 route: Ninbo
- Thai AirAsia FD (A320) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Tiger Airways TR (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Virgin Express TV (A319) · 1 route: Chengdu
- West Air China PN (A320) · 1 route: Chongqing
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: CKG has direct flights to 89 destinations on 39 airlines (incl. Xi'an, Kunming, Guangzhou, Lhasa, Lijiang…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: 海心沙东区码头, 5.3 km); routes include 渡轮 S11线:海心沙西区码头 -> 中大码头, 渡轮 S11线:中大码头 -> 海心沙西区码头, 渡轮 S12线:长洲码头 -> 海心沙西区码头.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Chongqing, China. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.