Chengdu MarathonSun, October 25, 2026 · TFU airportD-11From TFU airport to the city
To Tianfu Square · 5 ways to get there
Chengdu Metro Line 18RecommendedMetro · ¥10 · Fixed fare; runs about 06:30-22:30 every 8-15 min50 min
Taxi79.8 km to the start line · traffic not included61 min›Private transferYour driver waits with a name sign₩17,652~
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Jinsha Site Museum
Nearest station to the startJinsha Site Museum (金沙遗址博物馆) — Metro Line 7 'Jinsha Site Museum' station (Exit C), or Metro Line 2 'Yipin Tianxia' station (一品天下站, Exit B)
ShuttleNo dedicated organizer shuttle found; official guidance for past editions (2019-2025) consistently urges Chengdu Metro over driving since large road sections close, and Metro has advanced opening hours on race day in prior years. Course passes Jinsha ruins, Tianfu Square, Chunxi Road, Tianfu International Finance Center, and the Tianfu New Area park-city zone.
Directions to the start lineJinsha Site MuseumMap app›Routes for your trip
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ItineraryCheck services, travel time and race-day closures in Google Maps and the organizer’s latest guidance.
Transit card
Set up Alipay (or Apple/Google/Samsung Pay) with your foreign Visa/Mastercard before arrival and use it to scan the transit QR code, or — as of July 2025 — simply tap your physical foreign Visa/Mastercard/Amex directly on the turnstile reader, since Chengdu is one of the few cities with true EMV contactless enabled.
Transit cardTianfu Tong (天府通)
Where to buyStaffed service counters at select metro stations (e.g., Tianfu Square, Sichuan Gymnasium, Chunxi Road) and HongQi convenience stores citywide
Contactless cardWorks directly at the gates
Transit cardChengdu launched genuine EMV tap-to-pay (not QR) for foreign-issued Visa/Mastercard/Amex on July 28, 2025, across the entire metro network (10,000+ upgraded devices), ahead of the 2025 World Games. Alipay/WeChat QR transport code scanning also works everywhere as a backup.Ensure your card's contactless small-amount password-free function is enabled before travel.
Transit passes & trains
From the finish to your hotel or the airport
Nearest station to the finishFull marathon: Chengdu Century City New International Convention & Exhibition Center (成都世纪城新国际会展中心) — Metro Line 1 or 18, 'Century City' station. Half marathon: Sichuan University Wangjiang Campus (四川大学望江校区)
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