Route · NKG → CAN
Flights from Nanjing to Guangzhou
Connecting two of eastern China's most economically important cities across roughly 1,078 kilometres, this route sits firmly in the domestic trunk-network tier, with a typical block time of around one hour and forty-four minutes making it genuinely quicker than high-speed rail once airport time is factored in — though the Nanjing–Guangzhou G-train is a credible alternative for the schedule-flexible traveller. Air China, China Southern, Shanghai Airlines, and Shenzhen Airlines together provide dense frequency, typically operating narrowbody Airbus A320-family jets on the sector. A practical note worth knowing: Guangzhou Baiyun handles considerable connecting traffic, so if you're continuing onward, build in at least ninety minutes given the terminal's scale and domestic security re-screening requirements. On the fare side, shoulder periods in late autumn and after the Lunar New Year holiday tend to yield the softest prices, while peak Golden Week windows in early October drive both load factors and fares sharply upward.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Nanjing (NKG) → Guangzhou (CAN). Use the year view… to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
4 carriersThe 4 carriers we currently track on the Nanjing–Guangzhou 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 Nanjing to Guangzhou
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Nanjing to Guangzhou — 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 NKG and… CAN, 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.