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5 days in Chengdu and Chongqing: pandas, hot pot and the 8D city
Updated 9 November 2026
A compact food-lover's trip in southwest China. Chengdu and Chongqing are both 240-hour transit ports, so it works on transit too.
Chengdu (Sichuan) and Chongqing are both in the 240-hour scheme, so you can enter at one and leave from the other.
Day by day
- Day 1
Chengdu
People's Park teahouse, Kuanzhai Alley, Sichuan opera.
- Day 2
Panda base at opening time; Wenshu Monastery
- Day 3
Leshan Giant Buddha day trip
- Day 4
Train to Chongqing (≈1 h)
Liziba monorail, Hongyadong at night.
- Day 5
Yangtze cableway, Ciqikou; depart
Booking checklist
- Check your visa-free options for this route
- Book trains as soon as sales open (about 2 weeks ahead) — how
- Book hotels that accept foreign guests
- Reserve timed tickets for major museums and sights with your passport
- Set up Alipay and mobile data