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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
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1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane ORD - NKG
24h 5m
¥3,125–9,548
Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
1. Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane MDW - NKG
26h 13m
¥4,225–13,048
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane ORD - SHA
2. Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
26h 48m
¥4,824–12,264
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane ORD - WUX
2. Take the train from Wuxi to Nanjingtrain
23h 48m
¥4,148–13,180
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ORD - PVG
2. Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
24h 43m
¥3,876–9,316
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE)plane ORD - HFE
2. Take the train from Hefei to Nanjing Southtrain
27h 48m
¥3,537–11,172
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane ORD - YTY
2. Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
25h 25m
¥4,332–13,219

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights

22Weekly Planes

25h 1mAverage Duration

¥3,114Cheapest Price

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Distance: 11,450.4 km
Duration: 24h 5m

What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Nanjing, China?

Korean Air, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 3 times a day.

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Nanjing(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Nanjing, alternatively romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, and a megacity. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of, and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports. The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. Nanjing has been ranked seventh in the evaluation of "Cities with Strongest Comprehensive Strength" issued by the National Statistics Bureau, and second in the evaluation of cities with most sustainable development potential in the Yangtze River Delta. It has also been awarded the title of 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honor of China, Special UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award and National Civilized City. Nanjing is also considered a Beta (global second-tier) city classification, together with Chongqing, Hangzhou and Tianjin by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked as one of the world's top 100 cities in the Global Financial Centres Index.

Things to do in Nanjing

Happy Valley Nanjing(Opens in a new window)

Happy Valley Nanjing is a theme park in Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Opened on November 11, 2020, it is the eighth installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain.

Places to stay in Nanjing

InterContinental Nanjing by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Jinling Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

Nanjing Central Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Shangri-La Nanjing(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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