Chongqing: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Chongqing is a city of 22 million people in China, 289 m (948 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 436 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Chongqing runs from about 10 h 18 min a day in late December to 14 h 5 min in late June (computed for 29.56° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Chongqing is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, whose 12,467-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Chongqing: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Chongqing · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 436 places to stay in Chongqing. Of the 405 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (163), and 41 are five-star. Across 35 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 9.1 out of 10. Guests have left 9,930 reviews in total.
Hotels in Chongqing: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 11 hostels in Chongqing, out of 436 places to stay of every kind — 2.5% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Guests have left 710 reviews across them.
Hostels in Chongqing: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Chengdu, 269 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Guiyang, 331 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Bazhong, 257 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zunyi, 211 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Nanchong, 145 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Dazhou, 203 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Mianyang, 278 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Wanzhou, 222 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Liupanshui, 371 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Zigong, 174 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Chongqing?
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre.
How big is Chongqing?
About 22 million people live in Chongqing (GeoNames).
What time zone is Chongqing in?
Asia/Shanghai, currently UTC+8.
What currency is used in Chongqing?
The Yuan Renminbi (CNY). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Chongqing?
11 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Chongqing.
How many hotels are there in Chongqing?
Our booking partner lists 436 places to stay in Chongqing, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Chongqing?
Chengdu (269 km), Guiyang (331 km), Bazhong (257 km), Zunyi (211 km), Nanchong (145 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.