There are 6 ways to get from Heathrow to Nanjing by plane, train, or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane LHR - NKG
13h 44m¥2,002–5,957Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane LGW - NKG
18h 59m¥1,763–5,605Fly London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane LHR - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
17h 14m¥2,183–6,347Fly London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane LHR - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou North to Nanjing Southtrain
17h 24m¥2,349–6,860Fly London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LHR - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
15h 17m¥2,515–4,923Fly London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE)plane LHR - HFE
- Take the train from Hefei to Nanjing Southtrain
19h 17m¥2,589–7,496
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow to Nanjing is to bus and fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥6000 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow to Nanjing is to fly which takes 13h 44m and costs ¥2000 - ¥6000.
The distance between Heathrow and Nanjing is 9084 km.
It takes approximately 13h 44m to get from Heathrow to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 7h ahead of Heathrow. It is currently 2:53 PM in Heathrow and 9:53 PM in Nanjing.
There are 371+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Heathrow, England and Nanjing, China?
Air China, Xiamen Airlines, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
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 Hefei to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
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
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥180–260
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥55–95
- Website
- National Express
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