Lu Kou International Airport (NKG) in Nanjing is located to the southeast of the city, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the city center. Getting there by the 29-kilometers (18-mile) Airport Highway takes about 45 minutes. The AH is also connected with several main intercity expressways, which connect to nearby cities. A taxi driver from the airport to the city area costs more than 100 yuan.

 

 

There are four passenger stations in Nanjing. The Nanjing Train Station, located in the northern suburb near the Xuanwu Lake, is the main passenger station in the city. All trains passing and leaving from Nanjing stop at this station. Passengers can easily change trains there. There are also three other train stations in the city, namely the West, South and North stations. All initial trains leave from the West Station and short-trip trains start from the Southern Station for nearby cities and towns.

 

 

Long-distance bus:

 

Zhongyangmen Distance Passenger Station at No. 1, Jianning Road is the most important station in Nanjing serving the most travelers. Nanjing-Shanghai Express buses leave from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily with an interval of twenty or thirty minutes stopping at Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou and Shanghai.

 

City-bus:

 

Public buses cover every corner of the city but the names on the signposts at the stops are confusing for foreigners. The easiest way is to write down the destination you want to go in Chinese characters on a sheet and take it with you. There's no conductor on public buses and you need to put one yuan into the money box when you get on a bus. For air-conditioned buses, two yuan is charged.

 

 

Taxis ply the main streets in the city. Fares start eight yuan for the first three kilometers, and 2.4 yuan for each additional kilometer. At night the charge is the same initial charge plus 2.7 yuan for each additional kilometer. Unlike those in Shanghai, Beijing or Shenzhen, the Waiting time is not charged.