How to get there
By Bus
1. From Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Take Metro Line 10 at Shuangliu Airport Terminal 1, get off at Taipingyuan Station, transfer to Metro Line 3, get off at Panda Avenue Station,
get out of the Metro (at Exit A), take Bus D025/198 /198A, and get off at Panda Base Bus Station. The journey is about 32 km and takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
2. From Chengdu North Railway Station to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Take Metro Line 7 at Chengdu North Railway Station, get off at Simaqiao Station, transfer to Metro Line 3, get off at Panda Avenue Station,
get out of the Metro (at Exit A), take Bus D025/198 /198A, and get off at Panda Base Bus Station. The journey is about 10.5km and takes about 48 minutes.
3. From Chengdu East Railway Station to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Take Metro Line 7 at Chengdu East Railway Station, get off at Simaqiao Station, transfer to the Metro Line 3, get off at Panda Avenue Station,
get out of the Metro (at Exit A), take Bus D025/198 /198A, and get off at Panda Base Bus Station. The journey is about 20 km and
takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
4. From Chengdu Urban Area to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Take a bus to Chengdu Zoo Bus Station in Chengdu Urban Area, transfer to Bus 198 / 198A, and get off at Panda Base Bus Station.
It takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
By Metro
Currently, Metro Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, Line 4, Line 7 and Line 10 of Chengdu Metro are all available and adopting the distance and time based
pricing system. The starting price of RMB 2 is for the first 4km, and extra RMB 1 is charged for each incremental 4 km in the range of 4 to 12 km;
extra RMB 1 is charged for each incremental 6km in the range of 12 to 24km; extra RMB 1 is charged for each incremental 8km in the range of 24 to 40km;
extra RMB 1 is charged for each incremental 10km in the range of 40 to 50km; extra RMB 1 is charged for each incremental 20km after exceeding 50km.
Holder of Tianfutong Card can enjoy a 10% discount when taking the metro.
Shuttle Bus
Time Table
Wuhou Temple / Jinli (starting point) - Panda Base (25KM)
Departure time: 7:30-14:30 (shuttle at half hour interval)
Return time: 11:30-17:30 (on schedule)
Kuanzhai Alley (starting point) - Panda Base (25KM)
Departure time: 8:00 - 14:30 (shuttle at half hour interval for 8:00 - 9:00, 1h interval for 9:00 - 12:00, and 1h interval for 13:30 - 14:30)
Return time: 11:30-17:30 (on schedule)
Chunxi Road (starting point) - Panda Base (25KM)
Departure time: 8:00 - 15:00 (shuttle at half hour interval for 8:00 - 11:00 and 1h interval for 13:00 - 15:00)
Return time: 11:30-17:30 (on schedule)
Chengdu Bus/ East Railway Station (starting point) - Panda Base (30KM)
Departure time: 9:00 - 15:00 (shuttle at about 1.5h interval)
Return time: 11:20-17:30 (on schedule)
Panda Base (starting point) - Wuhou Temple / Jinli - Shuangliu Airport (39KM)
Departure time: 11:30-17:30 (on schedule)