Route · XMN → NKG
Flights from Xiamen to Nanjing
Connecting two of China's most historically layered cities, the Xiamen–Nanjing sector covers roughly 800 kilometres and clocks a typical block time of about an hour and twenty-five minutes, making it a comfortable same-day option for business travellers moving between Fujian's export hub and Jiangsu's provincial capital. Xiamen Airlines is the natural home carrier on this route given its Xiamen base, while Air China, China Southern, Shandong Airlines, and Shenzhen Airlines also maintain tracked frequencies; most services operate on narrow-body Airbus A320-family or Boeing 737 equipment. A practical note worth keeping in mind: Nanjing Lukou International Airport sits a solid 35–40 kilometres from the city centre, so factor in highway traffic when booking onward connections. Fare-wise, midweek departures on Tuesday and Wednesday tend to offer the softest pricing, and travel outside the Golden Week and Spring Festival blackout periods — particularly in November — often yields the most competitive economy fares on this corridor.
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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 Xiamen–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 Xiamen to Nanjing
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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 XMN 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.