Bus

From Chengdu to Jiuzhai Valley:
(approx 8-10 hours)

        The road from Chengdu to Jiuzhai Valley is being improved and the travel time is decreasing. It is hoped that travel time will be reduced to under 6hours when the road is completed. It is estimated that the road will be completed in mid-late 2012. Buses from Chengdu travel via Wenchuan, Maoxian and Songpan. Occasionally, due to bad weather conditions buses may change the route to travel Mianyang and Pingwu with little to no prior notice.

        More or less busses could be available on any of the below routes depending on demand on a given day. It is usually only possible to purchase bus tickets one day in advance. Your accommodation provider can help you to book tickets if required. All times and schedules are subject to change. Please contact your accommodation provider to find the current time table a couple of days before you intend to travel. If you have any questions please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Buses leaving from Chengdu, Cha Dian Zi:

To	Departure	Price	Duration (approx.)
Jiuzhai Valley	07:20, 09:00	121 RMB	10 hours
Songpan	06:30, 07:00, 07:30	136 RMB	11 hours
Ruo Er Gai	06:30	157 RMB	11 hours
Chuan Zhu Si	07:00	132 RMB	9 hours
Ma Er Kang	06:30, 07:00, 09:00	117 RMB	10 hours

 

Buses leaving from Chengdu, Xin Nan Men:

To	Departure	Price	Duration (approx.)
Jiuzhai Valley	06:40, 08:00	123 RMB	10 hours

Buses leaving from Jiuzhai Valley:

To	Departure	Price	Duration (approx.)
Chengdu	06:40, 07:00, 07:30, 08:00	140 RMB	8 hours
Songpan*	07:30, 12:50	30 RMB	2 hours
Jiangyou**	06:30, 07:20	75 RMB	7 hours
Mianyang	06:30, 07:20	90 RMB	8 hours
Huanglong***	07:00, 07:30	40 RMB	3 hours
Ma Er Kang*	07:20	148 RMB	7 hours
Lanzhou	07:00	230 RMB	11 hours

* From Nanping, stopping at Jiuzhai Valley
** National train connections are available from Jiangyou.
*** May – October only.

 

Buses leaving from Songpan:

To	Departure	Price	Duration (approx.)
Jiuzhai Valley	07:00, 13:00	32 RMB	2 hours
Ruo Er Gai	10:00, 14:30	42 RMB	4 hours
Hong Yuan	07:00	60 RMB	4 hours
Ma Er Kang	06:20	98 RMB	6 hours
Chengdu	06:00, 06:30, 07:00	135 RMB	8 hours

 

Buses leaving from Ruo Er Gai

To	Departure	Price	Duration (approx.)
Lin Xia*	06:40	70 RMB	6 hours
He Zuo**	06:30	55 RMB	4 hours
Tie Bu**	09:30	26 RMB	3 hours***
Lang Mu Si	14:30	25 RMB	2 hours
Chengdu	06:30	160 RMB	12 hours

* via Lang Mu Si (leaves on odd numbered days eg. 1st, 3rd, 5th etc. of each month)
** via Lang Mu Si

*Buses to Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, leave from He Zuo as well as other stations along the Songpan – He Zuo route.

 

Buses leaving from Jiangyou

To	Departure	Price	Duration (approx.)
Jiuzhai Valley	07:00	70 RMB	7 hours

 

Train

There are no train connections to Jiuzhai Valley. The closest train stations are in Jiangyou, Guangyuan and Chengdu. If you speak no Chinese it may be difficult to arrange connections from Jiangyou and Guangyuan.

 

From Jiangyou to Xian via Guangyuan (approx 13 hrs)

02:17 (Xian South)	15:06	15:50	17:33 (Xian South)
19:08	20:46	21:58	22:31
23:05 (Xian South)	23:21	23:53

 

Train from Jiangyou to Guangyuan

Approx 30 a day.

        From Jiangyou train lines link up to almost all national routes through Baoji or Chengdu. The closest popular destinations being Xian in Shaan Xi province and Lanzhou in Gansu province which connects to the world’s highest railway in the world to Lhasa, Tibet.

 

Plane

Flights to Jiuzhai Valley from Chengdu:

Off-peak – 15 flights a day.
Peak – 23 flights a day.

During the peak season there are also direct flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xian and Chongqing.

Please check with your travel provider for exact times.

The following airlines fly to Jiu Huang airport:

Sichuan Air
South China Airways
Air China
China Eastern
Hainan Airlines
Chengdu Airlines
Chongqing Airlines

 

Driving

To drive from Chengdu there are a number of options:

1. Chengdu – Du Jiang Yan – Wen Chuan – Mao Xian – Songpan – Jiuzhai Valley (total 440km).
2. Chengdu – Mianyang – Jiangyou – Ping Wu - Nanping – Jiuzhai Valley (total 475km).

 

From Xi’An:

1. Xian – Guangyuan – Zhaohua – Wenxian - Jiuzhai Valley.

 

From Lanzhou:

1. Lanzhou - Ruoergai – Chuan Zhu Si - Jiuzhai Valley (total 804km).
2. Lanzhou - Luo Yang - Wenxian - Jiuzhai Valley (total 700km).

 

From Dari (Qinghai):

1. Dari – Aba County – Hongyuan Grasslands – Mai Wa Zhang La – Jiuzhai Valley.

         Although we do our best to keep these timetables updated we recommend you check the local bus timetables before travelling. We cannot be held responsible for changes that are made to these schedules or the punctuality of the busses. Please use the above as a guide only.