How to get fromSan Francisco Airport (SFO) to Nanjingby plane or train

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There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Nanjing by plane or train

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Fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
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1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane SFO - NKG
17h 4m
¥1,573–4,115
Fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane SFO - WUX
2. Take the train from Wuxi to Nanjingtrain
18h 42m
¥1,692–5,107
Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SFO - PVG
2. Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
17h 22m
¥1,708–4,347
Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, train
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane SFO - SHA
2. Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
20h 12m
¥1,731–5,082
Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane SFO - HGH
2. Take the train from Hangzhou East to Nanjing South Stationtrain
18h 41m
¥1,749–4,537
Fly to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane SFO - YTY
2. Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
20h 19m
¥1,674–4,840
Fly to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, train
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE)plane SFO - HFE
2. Take the train from Hefei to Nanjing Southtrain
22h 17m
¥2,090–5,296
Fly to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane SFO - CZX
2. Take the train from Changzhou North to Nanjing Southtrain
22h 14m
¥1,789–5,200

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights

42Weekly Planes

19h 1mAverage Duration

¥1,502Cheapest Price

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Distance: 10,074.6 km
Duration: 17h 4m

What companies run services between San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA and Nanjing, China?

United Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) every 4 hours.

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Nanjing(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Nanjing, alternatively romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, and a megacity. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of, and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports. The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. Nanjing has been ranked seventh in the evaluation of "Cities with Strongest Comprehensive Strength" issued by the National Statistics Bureau, and second in the evaluation of cities with most sustainable development potential in the Yangtze River Delta. It has also been awarded the title of 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honor of China, Special UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award and National Civilized City. Nanjing is also considered a Beta (global second-tier) city classification, together with Chongqing, Hangzhou and Tianjin by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked as one of the world's top 100 cities in the Global Financial Centres Index.

Things to do in Nanjing

Happy Valley Nanjing(Opens in a new window)

Happy Valley Nanjing is a theme park in Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Opened on November 11, 2020, it is the eighth installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain.

Places to stay in Nanjing

InterContinental Nanjing by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Jinling Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Nanjing Central Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Shangri-La Nanjing(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb