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
- –
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
- Taxis queue outside the arrivals level and charge by the meter — no official airport-to-city reference fare is published
International passengers
240-hour visa-free transit
- 240-hour visa-free transit
- Nanjing Lukou International Airport is one of the 65 ports of entry listed for China’s 240-hour visa-free transit policy (National Immigration Administration), covering 24 provincial-level regions
- Length of stay
- 240 hours
- Eligible countries
- 57 countries
- Area
- Jiangsu province Cross-province travel is allowed within the permitted areas of those 24 regions — most are covered province-wide, while Sichuan, Guangxi, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Heilongjiang and Yunnan are limited to listed cities.
- Conditions
- Limited to nationals of the 57 eligible countries holding a passport valid for at least three months, plus a confirmed onward ticket to a third country or region departing within 240 hours; fill in the temporary arrival card and clear immigration on arrival. The 240 hours run from 00:00 the day after entry. Tourism, business, family visits and similar activities are allowed, while work, study and news reporting still require a visa obtained in advance.
24-hour direct transit
Nanjing Lukou International Airport is one of ten Chinese airports running the 24-hour direct-transit procedure (since 5 November 2025): travelling on an onward international ticket within 24 hours without leaving the airport, you may transfer here without going through border inspection.
Where you can fly
International, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan