There are 7 ways to get from Sydney to Nanjing by plane or train
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Fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane SYD - NKG
14h 22m¥1,608–4,726Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane SYD - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Nanjingtrain
17h 15m¥1,831–5,758Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SYD - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
16h 40m¥2,359–4,394Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane SYD - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Nanjing South Stationtrain
17h 49m¥1,800–5,227Fly to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane SYD - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
19h 7m¥1,815–5,297Fly to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane SYD - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou North to Nanjing Southtrain
18h 32m¥1,976–5,697Fly to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE)plane SYD - HFE
- Take the train from Hefei to Nanjing Southtrain
19h 30m¥2,020–5,750
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Nanjing is to fly which costs ¥1600 - ¥4800 and takes 14h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Nanjing is to fly which takes 14h 22m and costs ¥1600 - ¥4800.
The distance between Sydney and Nanjing is 8108 km.
It takes approximately 14h 22m to get from Sydney to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 10:45 PM in Sydney and 7:45 PM in Nanjing.
There are 362+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Nanjing, China?
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥80–90
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥130–140
- Business Class Seat
- ¥180–260
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- 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
Train from Hangzhou East to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥115–125
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥180–210
- Business Class Seat
- ¥260–380
Train from Jiangdu to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥58–63
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥90–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Changzhou North to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hefei to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥130–190
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥75–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–140
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Hangzhou East to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥95–200
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥95–140
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥140–200
Train from Jiangdu to Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥75–110
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥27–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥55–80
- Soft sleeper
- ¥95–130
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