Route · CSX → NKG
Flights from Changsha to Nanjing
Connecting two of central and eastern China's most significant provincial capitals, this 673-kilometre hop takes roughly an hour and sixteen minutes block time, making it a classic short-haul business corridor rather than a leisure destination pairing. Air China, China Southern, and Xiamen Airlines anchor the schedule alongside regional players Okay Airways, Chengdu Airlines, and Shenzhen Airlines, with narrowbodies such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family typically handling the route. Both cities share the same UTC+8 time zone, so there are no clock adjustments to worry about, though travellers connecting onward from Nanjing Lukou International should note that the airport sits roughly 35 kilometres south of the city centre, making rail or highway transfers to downtown take 30–40 minutes. Fares tend to soften in the shoulder months around November and early March when business travel eases; mid-week departures on Tuesdays and Wednesdays often yield the most availability and comparatively lower pricing.
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Cheapest dates to fly
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Airlines on this route
6 carriersThe 6 carriers we currently track on the Changsha–Nanjing route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Changsha to Nanjing
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Changsha to Nanjing — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at CSX and… NKG, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.