There are 8 ways to get from Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghai 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 16m¥138–159Train
cheapest- Take the train from Nanjing to Shanghai Southtrain Beijing South
3h 13m¥46–244Bus
- Take the bus from Nanjing to Shanghaibus
4h 30m¥100–150Drive 297.2 km
- Drive from Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghaicar 297.2 km
3h¥252–364Taxi
- Take the taxi from Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghaitaxi 297.2 km
3h¥900–1,100Line 1 subway, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Maglev, line 2 subway
- 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
- Take the subway from Longyang Road to People's Squaresubway
3h 54m¥1,163–1,867Train via Nanjing South
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain Zhengzhou East / ...
3h 14m¥109–230Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane NKG - SHA
7h 14m¥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 Raffles City Shanghai is to bus which costs ¥100 - ¥150 and takes 4h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghai is to line 1 subway and train which takes 2h 16m and costs ¥130 - ¥160.
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 Raffles City Shanghai. However, there are services departing from Gulou and arriving at People's Square via Nanjing South Station and Shanghai Railway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 16m.
The distance between Nanjing and Raffles City Shanghai is 310 km. The road distance is 297.2 km.
The best way to get from Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghai without a car is to line 1 subway and train which takes 2h 16m and costs ¥130 - ¥160.
It takes approximately 2h 16m to get from Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghai, including transfers.
Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghai bus services, operated by China Bus Guide, depart from Nanjing station.
Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghai train services, operated by Nanjing Metro, depart from Gulou station.
The best way to get from Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghai is to bus which takes 4h 30m and costs ¥100 - ¥150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥45 - ¥250 and takes 3h 13m, you could also fly, which costs ¥1200 - ¥1900 and takes 7h 14m.
What companies run services between Nanjing, China and Raffles City Shanghai, 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
- ¥1,600–4,200
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–3,700
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Quanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,700
- 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
- ¥1,600–4,200
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
- ¥1,600–3,700
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,100
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Quanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,700
- 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
- ¥1,600–3,700
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Quanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,700
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–2,500
- 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
- ¥1,200–3,200
- 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
- Shanghai Maglev Transportation
Train from Pudong International Airport to Longyang Road
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥50
- Website
- Shanghai Maglev Transportation
- Phone
- (86)021-64370000
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Longyang Road to People's Square
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Adult
- ¥4
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
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
- 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 Raffles City Shanghai bus services, operated by China Bus Guide, arrive at Shanghai station.
Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghai train services, operated by Nanjing Metro, arrive at Nanjing South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghai is 297 km. It takes approximately 3h to drive from Nanjing to Raffles City Shanghai.
There are 1869+ hotels available in Raffles City Shanghai.


























