Route · NKG → DLC
Flights from Nanjing to Dalian
Spanning roughly 838 kilometres between Jiangsu's provincial capital and Liaoning's port city on the Bohai Sea, this northeast China trunk route typically clocks in at about an hour and a half in the air, making it a comfortable same-day business connection. Air China, China Southern, Xiamen Airlines, and Shenzhen Airlines collectively dominate frequencies, operating mostly narrowbody Airbus A320-family jets, while KLM's presence is worth noting primarily for codeshare bookings rather than as a standalone option. On the practical side, Dalian Zhoushuizi International handles arrivals at a single terminal, and downtown Dalian is well served by the airport shuttle or metro Line 12, typically putting travelers in the city centre within forty minutes. Fares tend to soften noticeably in January and February outside the Spring Festival blackout window, while midweek departures on Tuesday and Wednesday often carry lower base prices than the busy Monday-morning and Friday-evening business rush.
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Cheapest dates to fly
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Airlines on this route
5 carriersThe 5 carriers we currently track on the Nanjing–Dalian 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 Dalian
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Nanjing to Dalian — 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… DLC, 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.