There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to Nanjing by plane or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane MAN - NKG
18h 13m¥1,725–6,083Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane LHR - NKG
19h 36m¥2,223–8,517Fly Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Stationtrain
16h 19m¥2,778–7,343Fly Manchester Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE)plane MAN - HFE
- Take the train from Hefei to Nanjing Southtrain
20h 51m¥2,036–6,696
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Nanjing is to fly and train which costs ¥2700 - ¥7500 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Nanjing is to fly and train which takes 16h 19m and costs ¥2700 - ¥7500.
The distance between Manchester and Nanjing is 9052 km.
It takes approximately 18h 13m to get from Manchester to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:36 PM in Manchester and 2:36 AM in Nanjing.
There are 291+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Nanjing, China?
Cathay Pacific, Juneyao Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥350–1,800
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥310–440
Train from Hefei to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
Train from Shanghai station to Nanjing South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥160–220
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