There are 5 ways to get from Nanjing to Tehrān by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane NKG - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
16h 22m$494–1,605Train, bus to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Nanjing South to Hefeitrain
- Take the bus from City Center Terminal to Hefei Xinqiao Airportbus
- Fly from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane HFE - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
18h 49m$460–1,523Drive 7,468.7 km
- Drive from Nanjing to Tehrāncar 7,468.7 km
3d 11h$942–1,360Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane SHA - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
19h 5m$489–1,339Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane HGH - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
18h 54m$518–1,734
Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nanjing to Tehrān is to train and fly and bus which costs $480 - $1,400 and takes 19h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Nanjing to Tehrān is to fly and bus which takes 16h 22m and costs $490 - $1,600.
The distance between Nanjing and Tehrān is 6277 km. The road distance is 7468.7 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Nanjing to Tehrān, including transfers.
Tehrān is 4h 30m behind Nanjing. It is currently 7:17 AM in Nanjing and 2:47 AM in Tehrān.
Yes, the driving distance between Nanjing to Tehrān is 7469 km. It takes approximately 3 days 11h to drive from Nanjing to Tehrān.
What companies run services between Nanjing, China and Tehrān, Iran?
There is no direct connection from Nanjing to Tehrān. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Nanjing South, take the subway to Lukou Airport, walk to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) airport, fly to Tehran International Airport (IKA), walk to Tehran Imam Khomeini, take the bus to Azadi Square, then take the taxi to Tehrān. Alternatively, you can drive from Nanjing to Tehrān in around 3d 11h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Nanjing Lukou International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Hefei Xinqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $19–21
- 1st Class Seat
- $31–34
- Business Class Seat
- $45–65
Train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $17–19
- 1st Class Seat
- $28–31
- Business Class Seat
- $40–60
Train from Nanjing South to Hefei
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Nanjing South to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Nanjing South to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $14–20
- Adult - 1st Class
- $20–29
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