There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Nanjing by plane or train
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Fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane ATH - NKG
18h 29m¥1,575–4,881Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ATH - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
16h 32m¥2,926–4,649Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane ATH - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Nanjingtrain
18h 17m¥1,798–5,713Fly to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane ATH - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
18h 14m¥1,782–5,752Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane ATH - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Nanjing South Stationtrain
20h 6m¥1,867–5,782Fly to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane ATH - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou North to Nanjing Southtrain
18h 24m¥1,943–6,152Fly to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE)plane ATH - HFE
- Take the train from Hefei to Nanjing Southtrain
21h 17m¥1,987–6,205
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Nanjing is to fly which costs ¥1500 - ¥4900 and takes 18h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Nanjing is to fly and train which takes 16h 32m and costs ¥2900 - ¥4700.
The distance between Athens and Nanjing is 8375 km.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Athens to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 6h ahead of Athens. It is currently 12:18 PM in Athens and 6:18 PM in Nanjing.
There are 362+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Nanjing, China?
Air China flies from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–140
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥120–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥300–430
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥80–90
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥130–140
- Business Class Seat
- ¥180–260
Train from Jiangdu to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥58–63
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥90–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hangzhou East to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥115–125
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥180–210
- Business Class Seat
- ¥260–380
Train from Changzhou North to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hefei to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥75–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–140
Train from Jiangdu to Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥75–110
Train from Hangzhou East to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥95–200
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥95–140
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥140–200
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥130–190
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥27–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥55–80
- Soft sleeper
- ¥95–130
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