There are 8 ways to get from London to Nanjing by plane or train
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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
17h 25m¥2,106–6,794Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane LGW - NKG
18h 3m¥1,817–5,730Fly 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
20h 5m¥2,313–7,465Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane LGW - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
17h 48m¥2,124–6,401Fly 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
17h 23m¥2,557–5,262Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
17h 46m¥2,668–7,498Fly 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
19h 5m¥2,674–8,365Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane LGW - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou North to Nanjing Southtrain
21h 43m¥2,385–7,301
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Nanjing is to train and fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 18h 3m.
The fastest way to get from London to Nanjing is to fly and train which takes 17h 23m and costs ¥2500 - ¥5500.
The distance between London and Nanjing is 9107 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from London to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 4:55 PM in London and 12:55 AM in Nanjing.
There are 229+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between London, England and Nanjing, China?
Air China, Xiamen Airlines, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- 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
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–10,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Jiangdu to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥58–63
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥90–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Jiangdu to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥58–63
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥90–105
- 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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