There are 8 ways to get from Nanjing to Pudong by subway, train, bus, car, taxi, or plane
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Line 1 subway, train
best- Take the subway from Gulou to Nanjing Southsubway 1
- Take the train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai stationtrain Beijing South / ...
2h 19m¥138–161Train
cheapest- Take the train from Nanjing to Shanghai Southtrain Beijing South
3h 24m¥47–245Bus
- Take the bus from Nanjing to Shanghaibus
4h¥100–150Drive 304.3 km
- Drive from Nanjing to Pudongcar 304.3 km
3h 6m¥259–374Taxi
- Take the taxi from Nanjing to Pudongtaxi 304.3 km
3h 6m¥900–1,100Line 1 subway, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Maglev
- Take the subway from Gulou to Nanjing Southsubway
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane NKG - PVG
- Take the train from Pudong International Airport to Longyang Roadtrain
3h 31m¥1,159–1,863Train, line 2 subway
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain Zhengzhou East / ...
- Take the subway from Hongqiao station to Shanghai Science & Technology Museumsubway 2
3h 22m¥110–231Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane NKG - SHA
7h 25m¥1,218–1,822
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanjing to Pudong is to bus which costs ¥100 - ¥150 and takes 4h.
The fastest way to get from Nanjing to Pudong is to line 1 subway and train which takes 2h 19m and costs ¥130 - ¥170.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nanjing and arriving at Shanghai. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Nanjing to Pudong station. However, there are services departing from Gulou and arriving at Pudian Road station via Nanjing South Station and Shanghai station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 19m.
The distance between Nanjing and Pudong is 316 km. The road distance is 304.3 km.
The best way to get from Nanjing to Pudong without a car is to line 1 subway and train which takes 2h 19m and costs ¥130 - ¥170.
It takes approximately 2h 19m to get from Nanjing to Pudong, including transfers.
Nanjing to Pudong bus services, operated by China Bus Guide, depart from Nanjing station.
Nanjing to Pudong train services, operated by Nanjing Metro, depart from Gulou station.
The best way to get from Nanjing to Pudong is to bus which takes 4h and costs ¥100 - ¥150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥45 - ¥250 and takes 3h 24m, you could also fly, which costs ¥1200 - ¥1900 and takes 7h 25m.
What companies run services between Nanjing, China and Pudong, China?
China Bus Guide operates a bus from Nanjing to Shanghai 3 times a day. Tickets cost ¥100–150 and the journey takes 4h. Alternatively, China Railways D-Class operates a train from Nanjing to Shanghai South once daily. Tickets cost ¥110–240 and the journey takes 2h 47m. China Railways K-Class also services this route once daily.
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,150
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–3,400
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Quanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,150
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,400
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,000
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Quanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,400
- Website
- hbhk.com.cn
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,400
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Quanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,400
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–2,400
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,100
- Phone
- +86 025-51899999
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Gulou to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3–6
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Gulou to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3–6
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Nanjing South Station to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–440
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- 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
- Phone
- 86 021 28907700
- Website
- smtdc.com
Train from Pudong International Airport to Longyang Road
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥50
- Website
- http://www.smtdc.com/en/
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
- Phone
- (86)021-64370000
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Hongqiao station to Shanghai Science & Technology Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Adult
- ¥6
Train from Nanjing to Shanghai South
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–55
- Hard sleeper
- ¥80–120
- Soft sleeper
- ¥130–180
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Nanjing to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥100–150
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More Questions & Answers
Nanjing to Pudong bus services, operated by China Bus Guide, arrive at Shanghai station.
Nanjing to Pudong train services, operated by Nanjing Metro, arrive at Nanjing South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nanjing to Pudong is 304 km. It takes approximately 3h 6m to drive from Nanjing to Pudong.
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