There are 4 ways to get from Tainan to Nanjing by train, plane, subway, bus, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Kao-Hsiung International Airport, fly, line 1 subway
best- Take the train from 臺南 to 新左營train
- Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane KHH - NKG
- Take the subway from Nanjing South to Gulousubway
6h 36m¥878–2,643Train to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from 台南 to 桃園train
- Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane TPE - NKG
7h 50m¥751–1,905Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Tainan to Chaomabus
- Take the ferry from Taichung Harbor to Pingtan Portferry
- Take the bus from Pingtan Bus Station to Fuzhou South Stationbus
- Take the train from Fuzhou South to Nanjingtrain
18h 23m¥767–1,982Train, car ferry
- Take the train from 臺南 to 臺中train 山線
- Take the car ferry from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Portcarferry
- Take the train from Xiamen to Nanjing Southtrain
25h 57m¥1,125–1,564
Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tainan to Nanjing is to train and fly which costs ¥750 - ¥1900 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Tainan to Nanjing is to train and fly and line 1 subway which takes 6h 36m and costs ¥850 - ¥2700.
The distance between Tainan and Nanjing is 1132 km.
The best way to get from Tainan to Nanjing without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 18h 23m and costs ¥750 - ¥2000.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Tainan to Nanjing, including transfers.
There are 384+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Tainan, Taiwan and Nanjing, China?
There is no direct connection from Tainan to Nanjing. However, you can take the train to 新左營, walk to THSR Zuoying Station, take the subway to Kaohsiung International Airport Station, walk to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG), walk to Lukou Airport, take the subway to Nanjing South, then take the line 1 subway to Gulou. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tainan to Nanjing via Chaoma, Maple Garden(Dedicated Road), Taichung Harbor Passenger Service Center, Taichung Harbor, Pingtan Port, Pingtan Bus Station, Fuzhou South Station, and Fuzhou South in around 18h 23m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,600
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,300
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,400
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,700
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,600
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,200
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,800
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 臺南 to 新左營
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥13–20
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- ¥13–20
Train from 臺南 to 臺中
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥50–80
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- ¥50–80
- Phone
- +86 025-51899999
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Nanjing South to Gulou
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3–6
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Fuzhou South to Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥340–850
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥340–480
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥600–850
Train from Xiamen to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥530–580
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,800
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 台南 to 桃園
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–270
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- ¥230–260
- Standard
- ¥230–270
- Business
- ¥418
- Phone
- 0800 010 138
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Tainan to Chaoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥50–70
- Schedules at
- taiwanbus.tw
- Adult
- ¥50–70
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Pingtan Bus Station to Fuzhou South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥53
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Taichung Harbor to Pingtan Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥280–950
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- ¥280–950
- Second class
- ¥733
- First Class
- ¥921
- Website
- coscotw.com.tw
Car ferry from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Port
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥500–850
- Website
- http://www.coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- ¥500–750
- Lux
- ¥550–850
- Deluxe
- ¥1,800–3,700
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