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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane ORD - NKG
24h 34m
¥2,325–8,047
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, train
cheapest
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 12m
¥2,224–7,263
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
27h 23m
¥3,625–9,547
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
26h 32m
¥2,548–8,679
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 42m
¥2,476–7,815
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane ORD - CZX
2. Take the train from Changzhou North to Nanjing Southtrain
35h 59m
¥2,393–7,618
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 54m
¥2,732–8,718

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

33Weekly Planes

26h 25mAverage Duration

¥2,286Cheapest Price

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Distance: 11,450.4 km
Duration: 24h 34m

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

Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 5 times a day.

Airlines

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Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon

Ave. Duration: 20h 45m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥2,300–8,000

Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan

Ave. Duration: 23h 35m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: ¥3,100–8,000

Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Ave. Duration: 20h 50m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥2,400–8,500

Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon

Ave. Duration: 25h 35m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥2,200–8,000

Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Ave. Duration: 36h 50m
When: Wednesday
Estimated price: ¥3,600–9,500

Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Detroit, Incheon

Ave. Duration: 30h 35m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥3,800–13,000

Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Ave. Duration: 37h 56m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: ¥3,900–14,000

Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon

Ave. Duration: 23h 45m
When: Tuesday and Wednesday
Estimated price: ¥3,700–13,000

Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda

Ave. Duration: 29h 20m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥2,900–22,000

Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon

Ave. Duration: 35h 30m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥2,500–8,500

Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Dalian

Ave. Duration: 38h 50m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥4,200–11,000

Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Incheon, Dalian

Ave. Duration: 41h 10m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥2,700–9,000

Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tokyo Narita, Dalian

Ave. Duration: 41h 50m
When: Every day
Estimated price: ¥3,300–25,000

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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)

8.2Very Good

Jinling Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Nanjing Central Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Shangri-La Nanjing(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb