Airport ↔ rail connections
Nanjing Lukou International Airport南京禄口国际机场
Nanjing Lukou (NKG) has a single rail line, but it runs straight to Nanjing South: Metro Line S1 takes about 35 minutes for ¥7, with limited-stop trains calling at only four stations. Nanjing South is the hub for the Beijing–Shanghai and Nanjing–Hangzhou lines; tickets from there can be booked on traintickets.travel.
Airport → city by rail
Metro Line S1 (Airport Line)
35min · Nanjing South Railway Station
Lukou International Airport → Nanjing South Railway Station
- Fare
- Distance-based ¥7
- First / last
- 06:00
- Headway
- About 10 min
- Interchange
- Nanjing South: Lines 1 and 3, plus the Beijing–Shanghai and Nanjing–Hangzhou lines
- Level
- Between T1 and T2, Level B2
Line S1 also runs limited-stop trains calling at just four stations, weekdays roughly 07:27–18:54.
Getting here by metro
Follow these steps. The rail concourse is not directly under the terminal — head for the hub between the terminals.
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Look for the Line S1 signs on the T2 arrivals level
Lukou Airport station sits between T1 and T2; from T2 arrivals take the lift down to the B2 concourse — there is a lift straight back up to T2.
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Buy a ticket — fares are distance-based
Nanjing South costs ¥7. Transit cards, ride codes and single tickets all work.
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About 35 minutes to Nanjing South — take the express if you are tight35 min
Line S1 also runs limited-stop trains calling only at Nanjing South, Xiangyulunan, Lukou Airport and Konggangxincheng Jiangning, weekdays roughly 07:27–18:54.
Nanjing · The network
- Lines in service
- 21
- Stations
- 347
- City fares
- ¥2+
- Operating hours
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From plane to train
Follow these steps in order. Note the middle one: the trains are not directly under the terminal.
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Land and collect bags
International arrivals are at T2; T1 handles some domestic flights.
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Go down to B2 for Line S1
The concourse is on B2 between the two terminals — follow the Line S1 signs.
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Change to high-speed rail at Nanjing South in 35 minutes35 min
Follow the railway signs up from the metro; Nanjing South connects to the Beijing–Shanghai, Nanjing–Hangzhou and Nanjing–Anqing lines plus Metro Lines 1 and 3.
Airport → railway station
There is no railway station at Lukou Airport: Line S1 reaches Nanjing South in about 35 minutes.
Nanjing South Railway Station
35min
Line S1 direct, about 35 minutes, ¥7 — the limited-stop trains are quicker
- The Beijing–Shanghai, Nanjing–Hangzhou and Nanjing–Anqing lines all start here
- Taxi takes about 40 minutes for around ¥110
Where you can fly
International, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan