There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Nanjing by plane, car, or train
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Fly Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane BSL - NKG
19h 31m¥2,035–8,548Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane ZRH - NKG
20h 41m¥1,984–8,309Drive 10,498.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Nanjingcar 10,498.9 km
4d 23h¥14,576–21,054Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane FRA - NKG
18h 52m¥2,255–8,531Fly Basel to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane BSL - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
19h 42m¥2,342–9,724Fly Basel to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane BSL - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou North to Nanjing Southtrain
20h 25m¥2,503–11,119Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane GVA - NKG
21h 19m¥2,469–9,912
Basel (BSL) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Nanjing is to train and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥8500 and takes 20h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Nanjing is to train and fly which takes 18h 52m and costs ¥2200 - ¥9000.
The distance between Basel and Nanjing is 8911 km. The road distance is 10498.9 km.
It takes approximately 19h 31m to get from Basel to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 7h ahead of Basel. It is currently 6:50 PM in Basel and 1:50 AM in Nanjing.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Nanjing is 10499 km. It takes approximately 4 days 23h to drive from Basel to Nanjing.
There are 337+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Nanjing, China?
Lufthansa, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Basel to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Basel to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Basel to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Basel to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Basel to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Basel to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
Flights from Basel to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from Basel to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–10,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥440–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 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
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–750
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥490–1,400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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