There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Nanjing by plane, car, or train
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Fly Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane BSL - NKG
19h 42m¥1,933–6,046Drive 10,498 km
- Drive from Basel to Nanjingcar 10,498 km
4d 21h¥14,117–20,391Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane ZRH - NKG
20h 51m¥1,978–5,958Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane FRA - NKG
19h 17m¥2,118–6,417Fly Basel to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane BSL - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
19h 47m¥2,240–6,717Fly Basel to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane BSL - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou North to Nanjing Southtrain
19h 57m¥2,401–7,617Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane GVA - NKG
21h 9m¥2,560–7,031Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ZRH - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
18h 33m¥2,429–4,226Train to Frankfurt, fly to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane FRA - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
21h 32m¥2,325–7,088
Basel (BSL) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Nanjing is to train and fly which costs ¥2400 - ¥4300 and takes 18h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Nanjing is to train and fly which takes 18h 33m and costs ¥2400 - ¥4300.
The distance between Basel and Nanjing is 8911 km. The road distance is 10498 km.
It takes approximately 19h 42m to get from Basel to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 7h ahead of Basel. It is currently 2:57 AM in Basel and 9:57 AM in Nanjing.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Nanjing is 10498 km. It takes approximately 4 days 21h to drive from Basel to Nanjing.
There are 362+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Nanjing, China?
Lufthansa, Air China, and six other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Basel to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
Flights from Basel to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Basel to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Basel to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Budapest, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–4,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,100
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–380
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–380
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥410–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥410–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Jiangdu to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥58–63
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥90–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
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 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 Jiangdu to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥58–63
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥90–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
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 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 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
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