Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GPA to CTU: distance & flight time
Patras (Araxos Airport) → Chengdu (Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport)
4,579 mi
7,369 km · 3,979 nm
9h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
See live GPA→CTU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,579 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 27m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GPA — Araxos Airport · Patras, Greece
- CTU — Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · Chengdu, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near GPA
- PYR · Andravida Air Base17 mi away
- AGQ · Agrinion Air Base31 mi away
- ZTH · Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos"40 mi away
- EFL · Kefallinia Airport50 mi away
Near CTU
- MIG · Mianyang Airport75 mi away
- YBP · Yibin Caiba Airport128 mi away
- NAO · Nanchong Airport132 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GPA from CTU?
The flight distance from Patras (GPA) to Chengdu (CTU) is 4,579 miles (7,369 km, 3,979 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GPA to CTU?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Patras and Chengdu?
Chengdu is 5 hours ahead of Patras.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GPA to CTU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GPA–CTU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.