Most seats on this CTU–Meishan coach go to returning locals
The Airport Coach to Meishan runs from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Meishan city, mainly serving Sichuan residents and business travelers heading straight to the southern industrial belt instead of going into Chengdu. Coaches typically load at the airport’s long-distance bus area serving T1/T2, and a Chinese blog review calls the service “very local,” with most riders being Meishan residents coming home.
Signs at the airport coach platforms often list Meishan only in Chinese characters, and forum posts say Meishan departures may share bays with other southbound routes like Leshan and Qionglai. If you can’t read Chinese, walk up to the counter and confirm “Meishan” with staff before you buy a ticket or load your luggage, and double‑check the printed destination on the paper ticket.
Daytime departures tend to be easier to catch, but riders on Mafengwo and Qyer note that evening trips thin out and the last Meishan coach can leave earlier than the final airport buses into downtown Chengdu, sometimes around the 20:00–21:00 window depending on season. Build the buffer if you land after 19:00, because missing that last coach likely means paying for Didi or an airport hotel.
Online info is patchy: several reviews complain that the Meishan coach timetable is not clearly listed on the official CTU site or major Chinese map apps, and people often only find out the next departure time when they walk up to the airport ticket counter. Expect to ask “下一班到眉山几点?” at the window and get a specific clock time written or pointed out for you.
At the Meishan side, the coach usually terminates at the city bus station, where domestic passengers on Qyer say there is “nothing to do” late at night and onward options thin out quickly after around 22:00. Regulars often arrange family pickup or a local driver in advance, knowing that taxis and rideshare cars can be scarce once the main city buses stop running.
Locals mention that some families skip the coach entirely and take a Didi directly from CTU to Meishan, splitting the higher door‑to‑door fare among three or four passengers to keep the per‑person cost closer to the combined coach plus taxi price. If your arrival is after 21:00 and you have luggage plus kids or colleagues, run the math between one rideshare and multiple bus tickets before you walk to the coach counters.
Quick tip: Screenshot “成都双流机场→眉山客运中心” in Chinese before you fly and show it to both airport staff and your Meishan pickup so everyone is talking about the same coach and terminal.