There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Nanjing by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane EDI - NKG
18h 46m¥1,793–5,599Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EDI - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
20h 34m¥2,044–5,367Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane EDI - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Nanjingtrain
18h 34m¥2,216–7,231Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
20h 28m¥3,464–6,159Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane EDI - NTG
- Take the train from Nantong to Nanjingtrain
22h 28m¥2,255–6,745Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE)plane EDI - HFE
- Take the train from Hefei to Nanjing Southtrain
21h 34m¥2,305–6,723Fly Edinburgh Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane EDI - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
18h 31m¥2,200–6,770Fly Edinburgh Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane EDI - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou North to Nanjing Southtrain
18h 41m¥2,361–7,670
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Nanjing is to fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥6000 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Nanjing is to fly and train which takes 18h 31m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Nanjing is 8903 km.
It takes approximately 18h 46m to get from Edinburgh to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:27 PM in Edinburgh and 6:27 AM in Nanjing.
There are 362+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Nanjing, China?
Hainan, Air China, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
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 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 Hefei to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
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
- 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 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 Nantong to Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
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
Train from Nantong to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥35–50
- Hard sleeper
- ¥75–110
- Soft sleeper
- ¥120–160
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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