By Air

CAAC have regular air connections to all major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hangzhou, Jinan, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Guilin, Wuhan, Xian, Zhengzhou, Lanzhou, Shenyang and Dalian.

The flight time from Beijing to Nanjing is a little less than two hours and one hour by air from Shanghai.

Airport
Lu Kou International Airport (NKG) in Nanjing is located to the southeast of the city, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the city center. Getting there by the 29-kilometer (18-mile) Airport Highway takes about 45 minutes. The AH is also connected with several main intercity expressways, which connect to nearby cities. A taxi driver from the airport to the city area costs more than 100 yuan.

Airport Transport

Airport to City
Airport shuttle buses leave from the Arriving Building and take passengers to the Zhonghuamen Distance Passenger Station (address: No.88, Jihecun Lu). The first bus departs 30 minutes after the first flight arrival. The interval depends on the amount of passengers and flights.
Route: Airport Arriving Building --> Yuhua Square --> Zhonghuamen (Jinyu Hotel after 19:00) --> Shuiximen --> Hanzhongmen --> Guofangyuan Shanghai Lu

Tip: Taxi service is available on the first floor of the Arriving Building in the airport.

There are also regular buses to the nearby cities:
Airport to Changzhou
Route: Entrance of the Arrival Hall in the airport --> Changzhou Grand Hotel (Address: No.65, Yanling Road (West), Changzhou City)
Starting Time: 13:00
Changzhou to Airport
Route: Changzhou Grand Hotel --> Entrance of the Departure Hall in the airport
Starting Time: 07:30

Airport to Huaian
Route: Entrance of Arrival Hall in the airport -->Huaihai Square in Huaian City
Starting Time: 12:30, 15:30, 18:00
Huaian to Airport
Route: Huaihai Square in Huaian City --> Entrance of Departure Hall in the airport
Starting Time: 07:50, 11:00, 13:30

Airport to Maanshan
Route: Entrance of Arrival Hall in the airport --> No.35 in Jiefang Road of Maanshan City
Starting Time: 10:30, 12:00, 14:30, 15:30, 17:30, 20:30
Maanshan to Airport
Route: No.35 in Jiefang Road of Maanshan City --> Entrance of Departure Hall in the airport
Starting Time: 06:30 08:00, 09:00, 12:30, 13:30, 15:30, 17:00

Airport to Wuhu
Route: Entrance of Arrival Hall in the airport --> Liangzhan Square of Wuhu City
Starting Time: 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 20:00
Wuhu to Airport
Route: Liangzhan Square of Wuhu City City --> Entrance of Departure Hall in the airport
Starting Time: 08:00, 11:00, 14:00, 17:00

Airport to Yixing
Route 1: Entrance of Arrival Hall in the airport --> Dazhong Road in Yixing City
Starting Time: 11:00, 18:00
Route 2: Entrance of Arrival Hall in the airport --> Yixing South Bus Station
Starting Time: 15:00
Yixing to Airport
Route: Dazhong Road in Yixing City --> Entrance of Departure Hall in the airport
Starting Time: 08:00, 13:30

City to Airport
Airport shuttle buses leave from Zhonghuamen Distance Passenger Station daily with an interval of half an hour from 06:00 to 20:30. Meanwhile, most three-star and above-rating hotels in the city have special bus services to the airport.

The Zhonghuamen Passenger Station can be reached by the subway and Bus No.2, 38, 16, 39, 49, 111 and 116 at the stop of Xi Jie or Runtai Market.

There are other seven domestic airports in Wuxi, Suzhou, Lianyungang, Xuzhou, Changzhou, Nantong and Yancheng, which allow tourists to take a quick trip between these areas inside Jiangsu Province.

Ticket Booking: 025 - 86602902 (city area) or 025 - 52480482 (airport) 24 hours flight inquiry and ticket booking service

By Train
The Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing connects railways on the northern and the southern river banks so that Nanjing has become the train transport hub of Eastern China. At the intersection of the national Jinghu Railway (Beijing-Shanghai Railway) and Ningtong (Nanjing -Tongchuan) Railway, Nanjing has a convenient rail network, with direct trains to Beijing, Shanghai (four hours), Hangzhou (two hours), Tianjing, Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Hangzhou (five and a half hours)and Xian.

A quick trip from Nanjing to Shanghai
Trains running on Nanjing to Shanghai section of the Jinghu Railway are frequent and the trip takes only three hours. You can buy the tickets at the five windows to the right on the second floor of the Ticket Building at Nanjing Train Station. One thing you should bear in mind is that the five windows cater for different time period so make sure you come to them at the right time.

Nanjing Train Stations
There are four passenger stations in Nanjing. The Nanjing Train Station, located in the northern suburb near the Xuanwu Lake, is the main passenger station in the city. All trains passing and leaving from Nanjing stop at this station. Passengers can easily change trains there. There are also three other train stations in the city, namely the West, South and North stations. All initial trains leave from the West Station and short-trip trains start from the Southern Station for nearby cities and towns.

Tickets
Tickets offices are available at both the ticket window of these train stations and ticket agencies throughout the city. You can only book your tickets five days in advance. The train station sometimes adjusts the ticket pre-sell period on a large amount of passengers. An easier way for you is to book ticket right at hotel counter, which will charge you a little service fee but it is worth it to avoid the lengthy queues at the ticket windows.

Nanjing Railway Station Ticket booking: 85822222 (enquiry), 85824224 and 85071111 (booking)

Ticket booking in the city area:

• Jianda Building between Hongqiao Lu and Shanxi Lu
• Blue Express 2, at Room 106, No. 9 in Jin Xianghe Lu
• Huashan Hotel at No. 81, Longpan Zhonglu
• 1st floor of Gulou Post Office Building at No. 366 Zhongshan Lu
  
  Agencies above open from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

By Road

Six expressways radiate to the surrounding cities and areas in Anhui Province, Zhejiang Province and Shanghai. Long distance buses travel between Nanjing and major cities in almost all provinces in the east and southeast of China.

Long Distance Buses
Zhongyangmen Distance Passenger Station at No. 1, Jianning Road is the most important station in Nanjing serving the most travelers. Nanjing-Shanghai Express buses leave from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily with an interval of twenty or thirty minutes stopping at Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou and Shanghai.

Seven Distance Passenger Stations (DPS) in Nanjing

• The Eastern DPS
  Address: No. 17 in Huayuan Lu in the eastern suburb of the city
  Destination: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hebei, Jiangxi, Hunan and Anhui
• Zhongyangmen DPS
  Address: No. 1 in Jianning Lu
  Destination: Zhejiang, Anhui, Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing, Liaoning, Shanxi and Jiangsu
• Zhonghuamen DPS
  Address: No. 88 in Jihecun Lu
  Destination: Ma·Żamshan, Wuhu and several nearby cities
• Xiaguan DPS
  Address: No. 10 in Jiangbian Lu
  Destination: Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi and Henan
• Hanzhongmen DPS
  Address: No. 278 in Hanzhong Lu
  Destination: Zhenjiang, Xuzhou
• Zhongshan Nanlu DPS
  Address: No. 400 in Zhongshan Nanlu
  Destination: Shanghai, Wuxi, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Hefei
• The Northern DPS
  Address: No. 22 in Qiaobei Lu
  Destination: Yangzhou, Nantong, Xuzhou, Lianyungang, Dalian, Anhui, Wuhan, Shandong

By Water

Bordered by the Yangtze River, Nanjing has a developed water transport network. Passenger cruise ships can take travelers to Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and Nantong in Jiangsu Province or downstream along the great Yangtze to Shanghai and upstream to Wuhu, Anqing, Jiujiang and Chongqing and other ports of call.

Nanjing Passenger Port
Located in the northern end of Jiangbian Lu in Xiaguan area, Nanjing Passenger Port is close to West Nanjing Railway Station. Tourist Bus No.4 and public buses of 10, 31, 34 or 302 can reach the port.
Enquiry: 025 - 58805501