How to get fromGwangju to Nanjingby train, bus, plane, subway, or ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Gwangju to Nanjing by train, bus, plane, subway, or ferry

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Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
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1. Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
2. Take the bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
3. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane ICN - NKG
8h 4m
¥792–2,221
Fly Gwangju to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Gwangju (KWJ) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane KWJ - NKG
7h 18m
¥505–1,721
Train, subway, ferry
1. Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Yongsan Stationtrain
2. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
3. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
4. Take the train from Qingdao to Zhenjiangtrain
5. Take the train from Zhenjiang to Nanjingtrain
25h 43m
¥1,027–1,570
Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
1. Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
2. Take the bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
3. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane ICN - WUX
4. Take the train from Wuxi to Nanjingtrain
8h 32m
¥815–2,253
Train, bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
1. Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Osong Stationtrain
2. Take the train from Osong Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
3. Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airportbus
4. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane PUS - NKG
9h 19m
¥959–3,000
Bus to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
1. Take the bus from Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal to Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminalbus
2. Fly from Yeosu/Suncheon Airport (RSU) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane RSU - NKG
10h 20m
¥618–1,799
Fly Gwangju to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
1. Fly from Gwangju (KWJ) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane KWJ - WUX
2. Take the train from Wuxi to Nanjingtrain
8h 1m
¥538–1,953
Train to Gunsan Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
1. Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Iksan Stationtrain
2. Fly from Gunsan Airport (KUV) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane KUV - NKG
9h 40m
¥695–2,223
Train, ferry via Nanjing South
1. Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
2. Take the train from Asan Station to Anjung Stationtrain
3. Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
4. Take the train from Rizhao West to Nanjing Southtrain
25h 53m
¥1,104–1,529
Train, ferry
1. Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
2. Take the train from Asan Station to Anjung Stationtrain
3. Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
4. Take the train from Rizhao West to Nanjingtrain
28h 40m
¥1,071–1,733

Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights

34Weekly Planes

3h 23mAverage Duration

¥591Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,324.9 km
Duration: 8h 4m

What companies run services between Gwangju, South Korea and Nanjing, China?

Jeju Air, Juneyao Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Gwangju (KWJ) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) once daily.

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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)

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Nanjing Central Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

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