How to get from Nanjing Lukou Airport(NKG) to Nanjing City Centre by metro, bus or taxi

Nanjing downtown is located 38km north of Nanjing Lukou international Airport (NKG). There are three public transports to travel between Nanjing city centre and Nanjing Lukou Airport: metro S1 line, airport bus and taxi. Metro is mostly recommended. The duration is around 1 hour, and ticket price is RMB8 per person one way.

Option A, Metro S1 line + Line 3, 40km, 1 hour, RMB8

First: take Metro S1 line from Nanjing Lukou Airport(禄口机场) to Nanjing South Railway Station(南京南站)

Subway Station location at Lukou airport: B1 floor, Ground Transports Center

Duration: 38 minutes

Distance: 32km

Stops: 7

Interval: 10 minutes

Operation Hours: 06:00 - 22:42

Then: transfer Metro line 3 to Confucius Temple(夫子庙) from Nanjing South Railway Station(南京南站)

Duration: 22 minutes

Distance: 13km

Stops: 6

Interval: 7 minutes

Operation Hours: 06:00 - 23:29

Option B, Airport Bus, 42km, 1 hour 20 minutes, RMB20

Bus station location: Gate 2-4, 1F, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2

Service Hotlines:(+86) 25-69820058

Depart from Nanjing Lukou Airport

Airport Bus Line 1(城东线): Nanjing Lukou Airport to Nanjing Railway Station(南京站)

Bus station location: Gate 2-4, 1F, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2

Working hours: 08:00 - last flight
T1: 08:00, 08:45, 09:30, 10:15, 11:00, 11:45, 12:30, 13:15, 14:00, 14:45, 15:30, 16:15, 17:00, 17:45, 18:30, 19:15, 20:00, 20:45, 21:30, after 22:00, the Interval is 30-45 minutes
T2: 08:05, 08:50, 09:35, 10:20, 11:05, 11:50, 12:35, 13:20, 14:05, 14:50, 15:35, 16:20, 17:05, 17:50, 18:35, 19:20, 20:05, 20:50, 21:35, the Interval is 30-45 minutes

Ticket price: RMB20

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop: 6, including Cuipingshan Hotel(翠屏山宾馆), Yuhua Square(雨花广场), Qinghongqiao(秦虹), Xihuamen(西华门), Qilijie-Airport Hotel(七里街-机场宾馆), Nanjing Railway Station East Square(南京火车站东广场)

Airport Bus Line 2(城西线): Nanjing Lukou Airport to Hexi Wanda Sqaure（河西万达广场)

Bus station location: Gate 2-4, 1F, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2

Working hours: 08:15 - 21:05
T1: 08:15, 09:00, 09:45, 10:30, 11:15, 12:00, 12:45, 13:30, 14:15, 15:00, 15:45, 16:30, 17:15, 18:00, 18:45, 19:30, 20:15, 21:00
T2: 08:20, 09:05, 09:50, 10:35, 11:20, 12:05, 12:50, 13:35, 14:20, 15:05, 15:50, 16:35, 17:20, 18:05, 18:50, 19:35, 20:20, 21:05

Ticket price: RMB20

Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes

Stop: 6, including Nanjing South Railway Station(南京南站), Zhonghuamen(中华门), Shuiximen(水西门), Hangzhoumen(汉中门), Hexi Wanda Square(河西万达广场)

Get to Nanjing Lukou Airport

Airport Bus Line 1(城东线): Nanjing Railway Station to Nanjing Lukou Airport

Bus station location: Nanjing Railway Station East Square(南京火车站东广场)

Working hours: 04:30, 05:15, 06:00, 06:45, 07:30, 08:15, 09:00, 09:45, 10:30, 11:15, 12:00, 12:45, 13:30, 14:15, 15:00, 15:45, 16:30, 17:15, 18:00, 18:45, 19:30, 20:15, 21:00

Ticket price: RMB20

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop: 3, Qilijie-Airport Hotel (七里街-机场宾馆), Terminal 2, Terminal 1

Airport Bus Line 2(城西线): Hexi Wanda Sqaure（河西万达广场) to Nanjing Lukou Airport

Bus station location: Hexi Wanda Sqaure（河西万达广场), close to Hilton Nanjing

Working hours: 4:30, 05:15, 06:00, 06:45, 07:30, 08:15, 09:00, 09:45, 10:30, 11:15, 12:00, 12:45, 13:30, 14:15, 15:00, 15:45, 16:30, 17:15, 18:00, 18:45, 19:30, 20:15, 21:00

Ticket price: RMB20

Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes

Stop: 1, Airport City Terminal at Nanjing South Railway Station (for buses depart from 07:45 to 20:30)

Airport Bus: Nanjing South Railway Station to Nanjing Lukou Airport

Bus station location: Airport City Terminal at Railway Station (南京南站客运站城市航站楼)

Working hours: 07:50, 08:35, 09:20, 10:05, 10:50, 11:35, 12:20, 13:05, 13:50, 14:35, 15:20, 16:05, 16:50, 17:35, 18:20, 19:05, 19:50, 20:35

Ticket price: RMB20

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop: 2, Terminal 2, Terminal 1

Option C, Taxi, 39km, 55 minutes, RMB120

Taxi is one convenient and fast, but also the most expensive way to travel between Nanjing Lukou Airport and downtown.

Pick up area: 1st floor, T1/T2

Drop-off area: 2nd floor

Service Hotlines:(+86) 25-96066

Nanjing Lukou Airport to Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River Scenic Area(Nanjing City Centre): 39km, 55minutes, RMB120 one way.

Taxi Fee Standard

	Day(5:00~23:00)	Night (23:00~5:00)
0~2.5 km	RMB11	RMB13
2.6km -25km	RMB2.9 per km	RMB3.5 per km
Above25km	RMB4.35 per km	RMB5.2 per km

If you take the taxi to airport, you can show the following Chinese sentence to Taxi driver:

司机, 请带我去南京禄口机场, 谢谢! (Please drive me to Nanjing Lukou Airport(NKG), thank you!)