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 32m¥1,608–4,426Fly 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 20m¥1,831–5,058Fly 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¥2,359–4,794Fly 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
18h 4m¥1,800–4,927Fly 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 37m¥1,876–5,197Fly 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 37m¥1,815–4,897Fly 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 35m¥2,120–5,750
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 - ¥4500 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Nanjing is to fly which takes 14h 32m and costs ¥1600 - ¥4500.
The distance between Sydney and Nanjing is 8108 km.
It takes approximately 14h 32m to get from Sydney to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:36 PM in Sydney and 9:36 AM in Nanjing.
There are 372+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Nanjing, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Shenzhen 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 Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
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 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 Jiangdu to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥58–63
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥90–105
- 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
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