Where to go from Nanjing by train 南京
From Nanjing, direct trains and single changes in the timetable reach 66 of the atlas's 185 hubs within 6 hours and 83 within 9, as far as Chaozhou; 35 more have nonstop flights but no practical train. The map colours each city by its time on the train.
- under 2 hours
- 2 to 4 hours
- 4 to 6 hours
- 6 to 9 hours
- over 9 hours
- nonstop flight, no train
Under 2 hours by train 18
- Changzhou 常州 29 min · 211 direct trains a day
- Suzhou 苏州 44 min · 215 direct trains a day
- Huzhou 湖州 45 min · 64 direct trains a day
- Yangzhou 扬州 46 min · 42 direct trains a day
- Hefei 合肥 48 min · 121 direct trains a day
- Shanghai 上海 1 h · 288 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h
- Hangzhou 杭州 1 h 1 min · 143 direct trains a day
- Xuzhou 徐州 1 h 6 min · 147 direct trains a day
- Chizhou 池州 1 h 13 min · 19 direct trains a day
- Anqing 安庆 1 h 20 min · 33 direct trains a day
- Huai'an 淮安 1 h 33 min · 27 direct trains a day
- Qufu 曲阜 1 h 34 min · 23 direct trains a day
- Jiaxing 嘉兴 1 h 46 min · 36 direct trains a day
- Huangshan City 黄山市 1 h 48 min · 25 direct trains a day
- Tai'an 泰安 1 h 50 min · 32 direct trains a day
- Ningbo 宁波 1 h 52 min · 38 direct trains a day
- Jinhua 金华 1 h 53 min · 27 direct trains a day
- Jinan 济南 1 h 57 min · 106 direct trains a day
2 to 4 hours by train 21
- Yancheng 盐城 2 h 3 min · 12 direct trains a day
- Wuyuan 婺源 2 h 21 min · 5 direct trains a day
- Lianyungang 连云港 2 h 22 min · 24 direct trains a day
- Wuhan 武汉 2 h 27 min · 60 direct trains a day
- Quzhou 衢州 2 h 29 min · 17 direct trains a day
- Lishui 丽水 2 h 29 min · 15 direct trains a day
- Kaifeng 开封 2 h 31 min · 17 direct trains a day
- Jingdezhen 景德镇 2 h 37 min · 10 direct trains a day
- Zhengzhou 郑州 2 h 39 min · 55 direct trains a day
- Jiujiang 九江 2 h 40 min · 14 direct trains a day
- Shangrao 上饶 2 h 42 min · 12 direct trains a day
- Taizhou 台州 2 h 53 min · 24 direct trains a day
- Tianjin 天津 2 h 58 min · 51 direct trains a day
- Nanchang 南昌 3 h 4 min · 32 direct trains a day
- Wenzhou 温州 3 h 7 min · 44 direct trains a day
- Beijing 北京 3 h 19 min · 74 direct trains a day · 8 nonstop flights, 2 h
- Yueyang 岳阳 3 h 32 min · 6 direct trains a day
- Tangshan 唐山 3 h 44 min · 20 direct trains a day
- Shijiazhuang 石家庄 3 h 48 min · 15 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Luoyang 洛阳 3 h 49 min · 25 direct trains a day
- Weifang 潍坊 3 h 53 min · 6 direct trains a day
4 to 6 hours by train 27
- Wuyishan 武夷山 4 h 6 min · 2 direct trains a day
- Changsha 长沙 4 h 8 min · 22 direct trains a day · 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 45 min
- Qingdao 青岛 4 h 12 min · 11 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 15 min
- Fuzhou 福州 4 h 16 min · 19 direct trains a day · 4 nonstop flights, 1 h 35 min
- Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛 4 h 23 min · 16 direct trains a day
- Yichang 宜昌 4 h 28 min · 21 direct trains a day
- Anyang 安阳 4 h 30 min · 6 direct trains a day
- Xiangyang 襄阳 4 h 38 min · 7 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Xi'an 西安 4 h 38 min · 29 direct trains a day · 11 nonstop flights, 2 h 10 min
- Ji'an 吉安 4 h 40 min · 5 direct trains a day
- Handan 邯郸 4 h 49 min · 4 direct trains a day
- Xinyang 信阳 4 h 53 min · 3 direct trains a day
- Ningde 宁德 5 h · 8 direct trains a day
- Hengyang 衡阳 5 h 2 min · 7 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Jincheng 晋城 5 h 4 min · change at Xuzhou
- Ganzhou 赣州 5 h 5 min · 9 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 55 min
- Baoding 保定 5 h 13 min · change at Tianjin
- Chenzhou 郴州 5 h 14 min · 5 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Yichun 宜春 5 h 15 min · 5 direct trains a day
- Yantai 烟台 5 h 39 min · 2 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 30 min
- Xiamen 厦门 5 h 40 min · 14 direct trains a day · 11 nonstop flights, 1 h 55 min
- Shaoyang 邵阳 5 h 41 min · one direct train a day
- Quanzhou 泉州 5 h 42 min · 10 direct trains a day · 3 nonstop flights, 1 h 45 min
- Changzhi 长治 5 h 43 min · change at Xuzhou
- Taiyuan 太原 5 h 47 min · 9 direct trains a day · 7 nonstop flights, 2 h
- Shiyan 十堰 5 h 49 min · 2 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Chengde 承德 5 h 54 min · change at Beijing
6 to 9 hours by train 17
- Enshi 恩施 6 h 16 min · 12 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Shaoguan 韶关 6 h 30 min · 3 direct trains a day
- Guangzhou 广州 6 h 31 min · 6 direct trains a day · 20 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Sanming 三明 6 h 39 min · 2 direct trains a day
- Weihai 威海 6 h 52 min · one direct train a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 50 min
- Shenzhen 深圳 6 h 54 min · 11 direct trains a day · 20 nonstop flights, 2 h 35 min
- Shenyang 沈阳 6 h 54 min · 16 direct trains a day · 9 nonstop flights, 2 h 20 min
- Fenghuang 凤凰 7 h 8 min · change at Changsha · a nonstop route listed
- Hong Kong 香港 7 h 27 min · one direct train a day · 4 nonstop flights, 2 h 45 min
- Chongqing 重庆 7 h 34 min · 19 direct trains a day · 12 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Yan'an 延安 7 h 41 min · 2 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Pingyao 平遥 7 h 44 min · change at Xi'an
- Guiyang 贵阳 7 h 52 min · 6 direct trains a day · 9 nonstop flights, 2 h 35 min
- Longyan 龙岩 7 h 58 min · 4 direct trains a day
- Zhangjiajie 张家界 8 h 1 min · change at Changsha · a nonstop route listed
- Shantou 汕头 8 h 29 min · change at Quanzhou · 9 nonstop flights, 2 h 5 min
- Chaozhou 潮州 8 h 51 min · 3 direct trains a day · 9 nonstop flights, 2 h 5 min
Over 9 hours by train 10
- Linfen 临汾 9 h 4 min · 2 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Dalian 大连 9 h 25 min · 2 direct trains a day · 10 nonstop flights, 1 h 40 min
- Hancheng 韩城 9 h 37 min · change at Xi'an
- Chengdu 成都 9 h 38 min · 16 direct trains a day · 22 nonstop flights, 2 h 50 min
- Yuncheng 运城 9 h 51 min · 2 direct trains a day · 2 nonstop flights, 1 h 50 min
- Harbin 哈尔滨 10 h 17 min · 6 direct trains a day · 7 nonstop flights, 2 h 45 min
- Kunming 昆明 10 h 56 min · 3 direct trains a day · 15 nonstop flights, 3 h 10 min
- Meizhou 梅州 12 h 49 min · one direct train a day
- Lüliang 吕梁 15 h 11 min · 2 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Ürümqi 乌鲁木齐 36 h 4 min · 2 direct trains a day · 5 nonstop flights, 5 h 15 min
By air only 35
Nonstop flights from Nanjing, with no direct train and no single change in the timetable.
- Datong 大同 one nonstop flight, 2 h 35 min
- Yulin 榆林 one nonstop flight, 2 h 20 min
- Hanzhong 汉中 a nonstop route listed
- Guilin 桂林 2 nonstop flights, 2 h 25 min
- Chifeng 赤峰 a nonstop route listed
- Bazhong 巴中 a nonstop route listed
- Hohhot 呼和浩特 6 nonstop flights, 2 h 30 min
- Ordos 鄂尔多斯 a nonstop route listed
- Macau 澳门 9 nonstop flights, 2 h 35 min
- Nanchong 南充 a nonstop route listed
- Guangyuan 广元 one nonstop flight, 2 h 25 min
- Zunyi 遵义 one nonstop flight, 2 h 25 min
- Liuzhou 柳州 one nonstop flight, 2 h 35 min
- Luzhou 泸州 one nonstop flight, 2 h 45 min
- Mianyang 绵阳 one nonstop flight, 2 h 35 min
- Yinchuan 银川 3 nonstop flights, 2 h 45 min
- Ziyang 资阳 14 nonstop flights, 2 h 50 min
- Yibin 宜宾 a nonstop route listed
- Changchun 长春 8 nonstop flights, 2 h 35 min
- Lanzhou 兰州 5 nonstop flights, 2 h 50 min
- Nanning 南宁 7 nonstop flights, 2 h 55 min
- Zhanjiang 湛江 a nonstop route listed
- Beihai 北海 one nonstop flight, 2 h 35 min
- Yanji 延吉 a nonstop route listed
- Xingyi 兴义 a nonstop route listed
- Haikou 海口 6 nonstop flights, 3 h 5 min
- Xining 西宁 2 nonstop flights, 3 h
- Sanya 三亚 5 nonstop flights, 3 h 10 min
- Lijiang 丽江 2 nonstop flights, 3 h 30 min
- Dali 大理 a nonstop route listed
- Baoshan 保山 one nonstop flight, 4 h
- Jinghong 景洪 3 nonstop flights, 3 h 40 min
- Lhasa 拉萨 a nonstop route listed
- Yining 伊宁 a nonstop route listed
- Kashgar 喀什 one nonstop flight, 6 h 35 min
On the map
Times are the fastest direct train, or the quickest single change with its wait, on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, from the main station at each end; the atlas's 186 hubs only, and pairs the timetable was not asked about (most over 1,000 km apart) are not shown. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28. Cities with a route page link to it; the others open on the map.