There are 7 ways to get from Nanjing to Osaka by plane, train, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane NKG - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
7h 3m¥15,307–46,590Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Nanjing to Shanghai stationtrain Nanjing-Shanghai 1 / ...
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
2d 2h¥21,013–30,394Fly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Kobe (UKB)plane NKG - UKB
9h 40m¥26,077–71,450Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport, train
- Take the train from Nanjing to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane WUX - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
7h 13m¥15,859–47,716Fly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NKG - ITM
11h 32m¥18,657–60,840Fly Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane NKG - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
10h 58mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Nanjing to Jiaxingtrain
- Take the bus from Jiaxing North to Shanghai Northbus
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
2d 6h¥24,542–33,152
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanjing to Osaka is to train and car ferry which costs ¥21000 - ¥31000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Nanjing to Osaka is to fly and train which takes 7h 3m and costs ¥15000 - ¥47000.
The distance between Nanjing and Osaka is 1659 km.
The best way to get from Nanjing to Osaka without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs ¥21000 - ¥31000.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Nanjing to Osaka, including transfers.
Osaka is 1h ahead of Nanjing. It is currently 5:08 AM in Nanjing and 6:08 AM in Osaka.
There are 9550+ hotels available in Osaka.
What companies run services between Nanjing, China and Osaka, Japan?
China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, and two other airlines fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Kobe (UKB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–55,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–70,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Kobe via Shanghai Pudong, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–90,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–75,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Jiaxing North to Shanghai North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥850
- Schedules at
- ctrip.com
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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