Shanghai Airport to Nanjing Transfer

Shanghai Airport to Nanjing transfer: the easiest way to get there

When you land at Shanghai Airport, the last thing you want is to work out how to get from the airport to Nanjing. A private airport transfer takes the question away: a Haqqi Tours driver is at arrivals when you walk out, your vehicle is parked minutes away, and the cost of the Shanghai Airport to Nanjing transfer was fixed on WhatsApp before you left home. There is no airport taxi queue, no meter running in traffic and no negotiating a fare in a language you may not speak.

This page covers everything travellers ask about the Shanghai Airport to Nanjing route: how far it is and how long it takes, whether an airport taxi, public transport or a private transfer is the better choice, what Nanjing is like, what to see there and where to stay, where you meet your driver at Shanghai Airport, which vehicles we use and how the booking works.

How far is Nanjing from Shanghai Airport?

The distance from Shanghai Airport to Nanjing is about 350 km by road, and the transfer usually takes around 4 hours 15 minutes. Journey time depends on the time of day: early mornings and late evenings are quickest, weekday rush hours and holiday weekends add time. Because the Shanghai Airport to Nanjing transfer price is fixed in advance, a slow drive never costs you more, which is the first difference from an airport taxi on the meter.

The fastest road route runs via the G2 and G42, and your driver adjusts it on the day for traffic and roadworks.

The route follows the Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway north-west past Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou across the flat, canal-laced Yangtze Delta.

For planning, count on 4 hours 15 minutes plus the time to collect your luggage and clear passport control at Shanghai Airport; up to 60 minutes of waiting (90 at some airports) is included.

Arriving at Shanghai Airport (PVG)

Shanghai Pudong (PVG) is about 45 km east of the centre with Terminals 1 and 2 and a satellite; Hongqiao (SHA) is about 15 km west beside the high-speed rail station.

Whichever hall you come out of, the routine for a Shanghai Airport to Nanjing transfer is the same: collect your bags, clear passport control, switch on your phone, and follow the meeting instruction from your WhatsApp confirmation. Your driver already knows your flight has landed - every pickup at Shanghai Airport is tracked against the live arrival time - so there is no need to call, though a message is always welcome.

Searches for "PVG to Nanjing" or "PVG airport transfer" land here for a reason: PVG is the airport code for Shanghai Airport, and this is the private-car service that connects it with Nanjing.

Shanghai Airport to Nanjing at a glance

Service: private transfer, your own vehicle from Shanghai Airport to Nanjing, door to door. Route: about 350 km, around 4 hours 15 minutes depending on traffic. Vehicles: Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers) - Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, air-conditioned, with room for luggage. Price: fixed for the whole vehicle and agreed on WhatsApp before you travel, tolls and waiting included, nothing to pay the driver on the day. Meeting: at Shanghai Airport, at the point named in your confirmation, with flight tracking so a delay moves the pickup. Booking: the form on this page or a WhatsApp message; confirmation in writing within minutes, in Arabic or English.

Taxi or private transfer from Shanghai Airport to Nanjing?

The airport taxi fare from Shanghai Airport to Nanjing is unpredictable: meters, night tariffs, tolls and traffic all move it, and you only learn the total at the door. A pre-booked Shanghai Airport to Nanjing transfer is the opposite - one fixed cost for the vehicle, however long the drive takes, with the price agreed before your trip.

For one traveller with a small bag, a taxi or public transport can be a fair choice. For two or more people, a family with children, or anyone with real luggage, a private transfer is normally the cheapest way to get from Shanghai Airport to Nanjing per person - and by far the easiest. Public transport to Nanjing involves changes, tickets and stairs; a private car goes to the hotel door.

There is also the question of trust. Our drivers know the hotels of Nanjing, work on a fixed price, and never take a detour or add a "special fare" at the end. Your booking is confirmed by a real person on a WhatsApp desk that works in Arabic and English, and that same desk is reachable throughout your trip.

Public transport to Nanjing: is there a bus, train or metro?

Public transport from Shanghai Airport runs mainly into Shanghai itself: the Maglev reaches Longyang Road from Pudong Airport in 8 minutes and the metro continues from there; Hongqiao has Metro Lines 2 and 10. Each ends with a transfer and a walk with luggage, so a car from the terminal is the calm option, and Disneyland or a Hongqiao-to-Pudong hotel is a long drive either way. Reaching Nanjing from there means a further connection with your luggage, which is where a door-to-door car saves the most time and effort.

So the honest comparison for Nanjing is this: public transport is the cheapest option for one person with a cabin bag and time to spare, and a private Shanghai Airport to Nanjing transfer is the better one for everybody else - two or more travellers, families, older relatives, anyone landing late, anyone with proper luggage. The price is per vehicle, not per person, which is why a family of four often pays less than it would on four bus or train tickets plus the taxi at the end.

About Nanjing

Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, lies on the Yangtze River about 300 km north-west of Shanghai. Nanjing is one of China's four great ancient capitals, a green, tree-lined city that served as the seat of the early Ming dynasty and later of the Republic of China. Its massive Ming city wall, among the longest surviving in the world, still encircles much of the centre, with the fortress-like Zhonghua Gate in the south. On Purple Mountain lie Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum and the Ming Xiaoling tomb, while the Confucius Temple area along the Qinhuai River comes alive at night. The Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall is a sobering visit. The drive crosses the flat, fertile Yangtze Delta.

Things to do in Nanjing

The reasons most visitors come to Nanjing: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum on Purple Mountain, Ming city wall and Zhonghua Gate, Confucius Temple and the Qinhuai River, Xuanwu Lake and Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. Arriving by private transfer means you start on them rested, with the luggage already at the hotel.

Shanghai itself is within reach for a day: the Shanghai Museum, a Huangpu river cruise and Tianzifang - the same WhatsApp desk arranges the car there and back.

Where to stay in Nanjing

Where visitors stay in Nanjing: Xinjiekou, the city centre, Confucius Temple and Qinhuai area, Gulou and Hunan Road and Near Xuanwu Lake. Our Shanghai Airport to Nanjing transfer goes to any hotel, apartment or private address there - send the hotel name and, if you have it, a map pin on WhatsApp, and the driver goes straight to the right door.

It is a long drive with busy stretches near the cities, so allow a comfortable margin; give your Nanjing hotel address in Chinese.

Meeting your driver at Shanghai Airport

Where you meet your driver depends on Shanghai Airport: a set meeting point inside arrivals, a designated exit, or a name board held just after customs. Rather than guess, we send the exact instructions with your WhatsApp confirmation - the meeting place, the driver's name and number, and what to do if you cannot see them. If you choose flight tracking, your driver is at arrivals the minute you land.

Up to 60 minutes of waiting is included (90 minutes at some airports), and if you are delayed at baggage or passport control a quick WhatsApp message keeps your driver informed. On the way back, the driver collects you from the hotel at an agreed time with enough margin for your flight from Shanghai Airport.

Our vehicles for the Nanjing transfer

For this route we offer Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers). The vans are Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, all recent, air-conditioned and cleaned between journeys, with proper luggage space rather than a crowded boot. Choose the vehicle by how many of you are travelling and how much luggage you bring; the desk will tell you if a larger vehicle would be more comfortable.

Child seats and booster seats are available on request - say the ages of the children when you book and we bring the right ones. Extra-large luggage, sports equipment and wheelchairs are all fine; just mention them so the right vehicle is sent.

As a guide, the sedan suits one to three people with normal suitcases, the minivan or GMC a family or group of up to seven with their luggage, and the Sprinter larger parties of up to thirteen; there is cold water in the car, phone chargers in most models, and no smoking.

Who books the Nanjing transfer

Families are our most frequent guests on this route: a private car means the children are strapped into proper seats, the pushchair goes in the back, and nobody is counting change for tickets. Groups of friends and extended families take the Sprinter or a minivan so the whole party travels together from Shanghai Airport to Nanjing on one fixed price. Older travellers book it for the door-to-door help with the bags, and couples for a calm start to the trip instead of a taxi queue.

If your trip continues beyond Nanjing - a day trip, a second city, a port or a return to Shanghai Airport - the same desk arranges it in the same WhatsApp conversation, with the same fixed-price approach.

How to book your Nanjing transfer

To book the Nanjing transfer, send us your flight details, your date, how many are travelling and where you are staying in Nanjing - through the form here or straight on WhatsApp. We confirm the fixed price and the meeting arrangement in writing within minutes, and the same chat stays open for any change of plan before or during your trip.

Changes and cancellations are handled through the same WhatsApp conversation. Because the terms depend on conditions such as how close to the pickup time the request is made, our team will explain exactly what applies to your booking when you ask - always before any payment, never as a surprise afterwards.

Good to know before you land at Shanghai Airport

Say whether you land at Pudong (PVG) or Hongqiao (SHA), 60 km apart; Pudong has Terminals 1 and 2 plus a satellite; send the hotel name in Chinese if you can.

Keep your phone charged and roaming or Wi-Fi on for the WhatsApp thread; the driver's number is in your confirmation and a message on landing at Shanghai Airport is the quickest way to say you are through.

If you are two households or a group, say how many bags as well as how many people; luggage decides the vehicle more often than passengers do.

Nanjing to Shanghai Airport: the return transfer

Heading back to Shanghai Airport at the end of the stay is just as easy - tell us the flight time and the hotel, and a driver is at the door with time to spare. Many travellers also use the desk for a day trip or an onward transfer from Nanjing; everything is arranged in the same WhatsApp chat.

On departure day the desk suggests a pickup time from Nanjing based on your flight and the traffic expected at that hour, and confirms it in writing; if you would like to leave earlier for last-minute shopping or a meal near Shanghai Airport, that is arranged in the same message.

More transfers from Shanghai Airport

The same fixed-price private service runs from Shanghai Airport to other places nearby. If your plans include more than one stop, or friends are staying elsewhere, these are the routes travellers most often combine with Nanjing:

• Shanghai Airport to Wuxi transfer
• Shanghai Airport to Wuzhen transfer
• Shanghai Airport to Zhujiajiao transfer
• Shanghai Airport to Suzhou transfer
• Shanghai Airport to Hangzhou transfer
• Shanghai Airport to Hotel transfer

Why travellers choose Haqqi Tours for Nanjing transfers

What guests tell us they value about the Nanjing transfer is the absence of surprises. The price they were quoted is the price they pay. The driver is where the confirmation said. The car is clean and the right size. And the WhatsApp desk that made the booking is still there, in Arabic and English, for the whole trip - for the return, a day out, or a question about Nanjing at any hour.

Pickup options and waiting time

When you book on WhatsApp, you choose one of two pickup options for your arrival:

• Flight tracking: your driver is at arrivals the minute your flight lands and waits for up to 60 minutes. If your flight lands at 2:00 pm, the driver is there at 2:00 pm.
• Fixed time (no tracking): your driver arrives at a time you choose and waits for up to 60 minutes from that time. Send us your flight number and we check its real landing times over the past 10 days to recommend the best pickup time.

At most airports the included waiting time is 60 minutes; at some it is 90 minutes. We confirm the exact waiting time for your airport when you book with us on WhatsApp. After that, the driver cannot wait longer: the fixed price is based on one hour of airport parking and the driver's time, and with more than 30 transfers a day, every booking is scheduled back to back.

With flight tracking, normal delays are covered. If your flight is delayed by more than 5 hours, we cannot guarantee a new pickup at the last minute, because the new arrival time is uncertain and other transfers are already scheduled. Message us as soon as the delay is announced: we always do our best to rearrange, but it depends on the number of bookings that day. With a fixed-time pickup, the time slot is reserved for you and cannot be changed on the day, even if your flight is delayed or something unexpected happens.

Two hours before your flight lands, we send you your driver's name and phone number on WhatsApp. If you are still in the air, the message will be waiting for you as soon as you switch on your phone. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.