There are 8 ways to get from Japan to Nanjing by plane, train, car ferry, night bus, or bus
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane FUK - NKG
7h 52m¥518–2,225Train, car ferry via Osaka
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjingtrain
2d 8hFly Tokyo International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane HND - NKG
8h 48m¥782–2,449Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane NGO - NKG
9h 13m¥794–2,355Fly Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FUK - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
7h 40m¥1,169–2,593Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobetrain
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Nanxiang North Station to Nanjingtrain
2d 8hNight bus, car ferry, train
- Take the nightbus from Tokyo Yaesu Bus Terminal to Kobe Sannomiya Koka Shotengai-maenightbus
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjingtrain
2d 13h¥1,090–1,815Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiyabus
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Nanjingbus
2d 15h¥1,069–1,977
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Nanjing is to fly which costs ¥500 - ¥2300 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Nanjing is to fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs ¥1100 - ¥2600.
The distance between Japan and Nanjing is 1155 km.
The best way to get from Japan to Nanjing without a car is to train and car ferry via Osaka which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Japan to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 1h behind Japan. It is currently 7:08 AM in Japan and 6:08 AM in Nanjing.
There are 385+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Japan and Nanjing, China?
Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,300
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,400
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,400
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Yaesu Bus Terminal to Kobe Sannomiya Koka Shotengai-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥190–470
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥190–470
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥855–1,068
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥855
- 1st Class
- ¥1,068
- Special Class
- ¥1,709
- VIP
- ¥4,271
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥855–1,068
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥855
- 1st Class
- ¥1,068
- Special Class
- ¥1,709
- VIP
- ¥4,271
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥855–1,068
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥855
- 1st Class
- ¥1,068
- Special Class
- ¥1,709
- VIP
- ¥4,271
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥855–1,068
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥855
- 1st Class
- ¥1,068
- Special Class
- ¥1,709
- VIP
- ¥4,271
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