Nanjing South Railway Station

Nanjing South Railway Station, which serves high speed trains only, is 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the Xinjiekou area in city center, 4.5 miles (7.5 kilometers) from famous Confucius Temple, 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Nanjing Railway Station, and 18 miles (29 kilometers) from Nanjing Lukou International Airport.

Address: Yulan Road, Yuhuatai District
 

Train Schedule & Ticket Booking   

Nanjing South Train Station offers bullet trains to and from Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Wuxi, Changsha, Xian, and Xiamen, etc.
Nanjing South Railway Station
Nanjing South Railway Station
   Major Rail Lines from the Station to:
 Schedule to Major Destinations:
(Last Update on Feb 11, 2026)
ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing South
G2578, G66, G2, G4...
55 departures from 07:12 to 20:06
3h19m - 5h22mCNY 673/ 401
USD 98/ 58
Shanghai
G3059, G7179, C3001...
216 departures from 06:14 to 22:51
1h00m - 5h48mCNY 184/ 115
USD 27/ 17
Guangzhou
G637, G3075, G385...
6 departures from 07:25 to 15:52
6h31m - 9h29mCNY 1,133/ 708
USD 164/ 103
Xian North
G1970, G1887, G1802, G3177...
15 departures from 07:38 to 18:23
4h38m - 7h8mCNY 875.5/ 540
USD 127/ 78
Shenzhen North
D2281, G3023, G2785, G3327...
8 departures from 06:32 to 16:05
6h57m - 13h42mCNY 1,080/ 675
USD 157/ 98
Hangzhou
D3239, G3059, G203, D2281...
122 departures from 06:04 to 21:58
1h1m - 4h39mCNY 152/ 95
USD 22/ 14
Wuhan
G3591, D2255, G637, G1443...
63 departures from 06:53 to 20:12
2h31m - 5h14mCNY 303/ 190
USD 44/ 28
Chengdu East
D2255, G1887, D3077, D2373...
11 departures from 07:10 to 11:33
9h48m - 12h14mCNY 919/ 575
USD 133/ 83
Chongqing North
D2255, D3077, D2373, D353...
15 departures from 07:10 to 11:57
8h42m - 11h49mCNY 766/ 479
USD 111/ 69
Changsha South
G203, G3591, G637, G223...
22 departures from 06:32 to 19:04
4h8m - 6h49mCNY 587/ 367
USD 85/ 53
Kunming South
G1379, G1541 at 07:43 and 09:0810h53m - 13h31mCNY 1,427/ 865
USD 207/ 125
Lanzhou West
G1970, G3177, G465, G3165 from 07:38 to 11:218h13m - 9h52mCNY 1,207/ 745.5
USD 175/ 108
Xiamen North
D3239, G3059, D2281, G3027...
14 departures from 06:04 to 14:28
5h46m - 10h40mCNY 715/ 447
USD 104/ 65
Suzhou
G3059, G7179, G203, D2281...
149 departures from 06:14 to 22:21
0h44m - 2h40mCNY 128/ 80
USD 19/ 12
Huangshan North
G1509, G3027, G7313, G3075...
25 departures from 06:53 to 21:21
1h48m - 4h51mCNY 176/ 110
USD 26/ 16
Luoyang Longmen
G1970, G1887, G3177, G465...
13 departures from 07:38 to 17:37
3h49m - 5h35mCNY 624.5/ 383
USD 91/ 56
Xuzhou East
G2578, G66, G1970, G1802...
91 departures from 07:12 to 21:48
1h6m - 2h42mCNY 213/ 134
USD 31/ 19
Wenzhou South
D3239, G3059, D2281, G7625...
41 departures from 06:04 to 19:54
3h7m - 6h33mCNY 342.5/ 214.5
USD 50/ 31
Ningbo
D3239, G3059, D2281, G7505...
36 departures from 06:04 to 21:01
1h52m - 4h39mCNY 244/ 153
USD 35/ 22
Yiwu
G1605, G7581, G3029, G7591...
15 departures from 07:13 to 18:28
1h59m - 4h23mCNY 275/ 161
USD 40/ 23
Jinhua
G203, G7625, G1651, G1379...
26 departures from 06:32 to 20:11
1h53m - 4h17mCNY 242/ 151.5
USD 35/ 22
The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

See detailed Nanjing Train Schedule 
 

Station Plan

The station includes a terminal building, a North Square and a South Square. It is a comprehensive transportation hub, providing railway, metro, bus, taxi, inter-city coach, and airport shuttle bus services.

Terminal Building:
It consists of 5 floors in total, including 2 basement floors. Passengers can enter and exit from either north or south side of the terminal building.

Floor Go from North Entrance Go from South Entrance
3F waiting hall, luggage lockers, small shops and restaurants, red cap luggage porters waiting hall, South Entrance, taxi drop-off stand, self-service ticketing machines, luggage lockers, small shops and restaurants
2F railway platforms, Self-service Ticketing Office, North Entrance, taxi drop-off stand railway platforms
1F North Ticket Office, railway exits, Airport Shuttle Bus Line 2 drop-off stand, metro entrances/exits , Long-distance Bus Center, small shops and restaurants South Ticket Office, railway exits,  metro entrances/exits, small shops and restaurants
B1 transfer hall of metro Line 1, Line 3, Line S1 and Line S3, commercial area
B2 metro platforms

Outside the terminal building, there is a passage on west side used by public transport including city buses, airport shuttle buses, long-distance buses and taxis. Passengers can follow the signs and guidance to get there.

Waiting Hall
Waiting Hall
Exit of Nanjing South
Arrive at Nanjing South by Bullet Train
  Bus: City buses No. 129, 190, 19, 27, 719, 791, 792, 84, D16 and Night Bus No. Y16, Y27and Y8 are in service at Nanjing South Station Bus Stop.

Long-distance Coach: Nanjing South Coach Station offers buses to many other cities in Jiangsu Province including Lishui, Gaochun, Wujiang, Changshu, and Suzhou and outside the province such as Guangzhou, Dongguan, Bengbu and Chuzhou.

Taxi: There is a taxi pick up area on the B1 floor in west passage. Taxi here usually heads to downtown area.

There is also a taxi pick up stand in the passage which located on the east side of the terminal building, on the first floor. Taxi goes to both Jiangning area and downtown area.
Map of Nanjing South Railway Station
Map of Nanjing South Railway Station

North Square:
Metro entrances/exits and parking lots can be found on North Square. 

South Square:
The square is also equipped with metro entrances/exits, parking lots and facilities for commercial use.
 

How to transfer from South Railway Station to other places

To Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao): Travelers can take metro line 3 directly. The metro duration would be around 25 minutes. Taking a taxi would be around 20 to 25 minutes and the taxi fare is about CNY25.

To Dr. Sun Yat- sen's Mausoleum & Xiaoling Mausoleum of Ming Dynasty: These two destinations are not far from each other. Travelers can take metro line 3 to Daxinggong first and then take line 2 to Muxuyuan, get out via No. 3 exit. From there, travelers can walk to both destinations. The metro ride would take around 40 minutes.

By bus, passengers can take bus No. 84 to Weigang, the 24th stop and then walk there. The bus would take about 1 hour.

Taking a taxi would take about 45 minutes and cost around CNY50.
Exit of Nanjing South Railway Station
Direction Signs at the Exit
Nanjing South Metro Station
Take Metro Line 3 at Nanjing South
  To Nanjing Railway Station: Passengers can take metro line 1 or line 3 to get there directly. The duration would be around 35 minutes. By taxi, the trip would take about 30 minutes and the taxi fare is about CNY45.

To Lukou International Airport: Passengers can take the airport shuttle bus from the long-distance center on the west side of terminal building. The shuttle bus starts at 05:30 from Nanjing South Train Station and end at 19:30 with an interval of 1 hour. A single trip takes around a hour. From the airport, the bus starts since the arrival of the first flight and ends at 23:30. The ticket price for a one-way ride is CNY 25 per person.

Passengers can also take metro line S1 (Airport Express). The metro duration would be around 45 minutes.

A direct taxi ride would cost around CNY 100-120 and the duration would be around 30 minutes without traffic problem.

- Last updated on Feb. 11, 2026 by Grace Yang -