There are 5 ways to get from Osaka to Nanjing by train, plane, or car ferry
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane KIX - NKG
6h 46m¥806–1,968Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjingtrain Shanghai-Nanjing 1 / ...
2d 1h¥886–1,293Fly Kobe to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane UKB - NKG
10h 40m¥991–3,161Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane KIX - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Nanjingtrain
7h 24m¥1,029–3,000Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane NGO - NKG
10h 14m
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Nanjing is to car ferry and train which costs ¥850 - ¥1300 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Nanjing is to train and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs ¥800 - ¥2000.
The distance between Osaka and Nanjing is 1659 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Nanjing without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs ¥850 - ¥1300.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Osaka to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 1h behind Osaka. It is currently 4:09 AM in Osaka and 3:09 AM in Nanjing.
There are 385+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Nanjing, China?
Korean Air, China Eastern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Kobe (UKB) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,700
Flights from Kobe to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,200
Flights from Kobe to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,100
Flights from Kobe to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,400
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,200
Flights from Kobe to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,200
Flights from Kobe to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,600
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,900
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–55
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–55
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–450
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥80–90
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥130–140
- Business Class Seat
- ¥180–260
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥55–85
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥160–230
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥130–190
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–230
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–140
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥35–55
- Hard sleeper
- ¥75–110
- Soft sleeper
- ¥120–170
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥27–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥55–80
- Soft sleeper
- ¥95–130
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥847–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,694
- VIP
- ¥4,235
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