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
15h 58m¥3,201–6,306Train 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 22m¥2,033–6,301Fly 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 38m¥3,308–9,477Train 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 30m¥2,884–7,069Fly 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 31m¥2,552–6,574Fly 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
20h 11m¥4,213–7,430Fly 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 3m¥2,969–8,377Fly London Heathrow Airport to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport (WHA)plane LHR - WHA
- Take the train from Wanzhi South Station to Wuhutrain
- Take the train from Wuhu to Nanjing Southtrain
21h 10m¥2,794–7,949
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Nanjing is to fly and train which costs ¥2500 - ¥7000 and takes 17h 31m.
The fastest way to get from London to Nanjing is to fly which takes 15h 58m and costs ¥3200 - ¥6500.
The distance between London and Nanjing is 9107 km.
It takes approximately 15h 58m to get from London to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 8:58 PM in London and 3:58 AM in Nanjing.
There are 385+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between London, England and Nanjing, China?
Air China, Shenzhen Airlines, and three 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
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
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
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–11,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–14,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- airguilin.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–11,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–290
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–290
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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 Hefei to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
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 Wanzhi South Station to Wuhu
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥23–26
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥35–39
- Business Class Seat
- ¥45–65
Train from Wuhu to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥42–46
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥90–130
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
- 2h 29m
- 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
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Wuhu to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥55–80
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