Chengdu medical trip planner
The strongest hub in western China, with pandas on the recovery-day list
You fly in, you see a doctor, and you go home with a plan. This page is the order to do it in: choose how many days you have, book your own flight and hotel, then add the ground services you want — nothing else needs a travel agent.
Pick your number of days and open that plan.
Book your own flight — see the airports for Chengdu.
Book a hotel in the district closest to your hospital.
Add airport transfer, interpreter, companion or a package.
Step 1 — choose how long you stay
Every plan below is written around one assumption: day two is your first hospital day, and there is at least one follow-up before you fly home. A consultant visit plus standard blood and imaging usually needs three clear days; a second opinion, or any imaging that is read by a specialist panel, usually needs five.
Chengdu in 3 days
One consultation, tests, one follow-up. The tightest workable version.
Chengdu in 4 days
Room for a second specialist opinion or a rest day between scans.
Chengdu in 5 days
The most common choice: full work-up, follow-up and two recovery-day outings.
Chengdu in 6 days
Two consultations plus a longer outing, without rushing any single day.
Chengdu in 7 days
A full week: comprehensive assessment, a treatment start, and real recovery time.
Step 2 — your flight to Chengdu
You book your own ticket. Chengdu is served by Chengdu Tianfu International (TFU) and Chengdu Shuangliu International (CTU). We meet you at arrivals for the transfer you book here.
Step 3 — where to stay
We recommend choosing by district first, then by hotel — being close to your hospital saves more energy than any upgrade.
Wuhou / South Renmin Road — the district around West China Hospital
Chunxi Road and Taikoo Li — the shopping and dining centre
Jinjiang District — quieter riverside hotels east of the centre
Step 4 — add the ground services you want
Pick one item or build the whole package. Every service is priced and booked separately, so nothing is hidden inside a bundle you did not choose.
Medical interpreter
English–Chinese interpreter at every consultation
Hospitals in Chengdu
The strongest medical hub in western China, with noticeably lower living costs than Beijing or Shanghai and easy access to panda reserves and Sichuan cuisine.
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
One of the largest single-site hospitals in China, with very broad tertiary coverage.
Complex & rare diseases Recovery & rehab Brain & nerves
West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University
The stomatology hospital most often ranked first nationally.
Teeth & mouth
Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital
Large provincial tertiary centre covering cardiology and general medicine.
Heart & vessels Complex & rare diseases
Full hospital page for Chengdu
Recovery-day ideas in Chengdu
Sorted roughly from gentlest to most active — pick by how you feel that morning, not by what looks best on paper.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Best in the early morning when the pandas are feeding; electric buggies run between the enclosures.
Bamboo enclosures and red pandas
The shadiest part of the base, with flat boardwalks and plenty of seating between pavilions.
Jinli and Kuanzhai old lanes
Lantern-strung lanes of teahouses, sugar-blowers and Sichuan snacks — flat, short, and lively after dark.
Wuhou Shrine temple gardens
Cypress avenues, stone steles and bench-filled courtyards next to the old lanes.
Riverside teahouses and People’s Park
The local recovery ritual: bamboo chair, lid-bowl tea, an hour of people-watching and ear-cleaning artists strolling past.
Modern Chengdu evening
Tower-lit avenues and shopping terraces, all reachable by metro without stairs if you use the lifts.
Food notes
Mild-friendly versions exist everywhere: wontons in red oil, chicken with peanuts, dan dan noodles; ask for "wei la" (mild) or "bu la" (not spicy) and every kitchen will adjust.
Treatments most often requested here: Complex & rare diseases / Recovery & rehab / Brain & nerves, Teeth & mouth.