Nanjing to Chongqing runs about 56 times a day, with the first departure around 06:03 and the last around 20:52. One passenger pays between €102.21 and €119.91, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 8m over 1,235 km, on services run by 7 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 7 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€102.21 to €119.91
- 158%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Nanjing
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:03First departure
- 20:52Last departure
- 56Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €211.95Mon14
- about €179.50Tue15
- about €192.48Wed16
- about €197.79Thu17
- about €183.63Fri18
- about €186.58Sat19
- about €177.73Sun20
- about €122.86Mon21
- about €119.91Tue22
- about €128.17Wed23
- about €159.44Thu24
- about €148.82Fri25
- about €152.36Sat26
- about €141.15Sun27
- about €103.39Mon28
- about €102.21Tue29
- about €109.88Wed30
- about €124.04Thu1
- about €116.37Fri2
- about €118.14Sat3
- about €110.47Sun4
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Chongqing. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Chongqing for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Nanjing to Chongqing
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €122.8690 days
- €102.2160 days
- €87.4645 days
- €82.1530 days
- €110.4721 days
- €141.1514 days
- €177.737 days
- €192.483 days
- €211.951 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €82.15.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 158 percent. The dearest point is €211.95, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Nanjing to Chongqing and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
1,235 km
1,199 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
9,314,685 → 22,000,000
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
Observed
Every operator on this corridor is named in a carrier record.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,235 km against 1,199 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Chongqing railway station
Most of the points near Chongqing railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Nanjing to Chongqing
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Nanjing to Chongqing?
The fastest journey from Nanjing to Chongqing takes 5h 8m door to door, of which 1h 58m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 15m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Nanjing to Chongqing?
The cheapest fare from Nanjing to Chongqing is €102.21, as of 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €172.42. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Nanjing to Chongqing?
The cheapest way from Nanjing to Chongqing is by flight, at €119.91 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 5h 8m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Nanjing to Chongqing?
Fares from Nanjing to Chongqing bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €82.15. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 158 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Nanjing to Chongqing?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Nanjing to Chongqing, at €119.91. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 13 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Nanjing to Chongqing?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Nanjing to Chongqing, at €81.56 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Nanjing to Chongqing?
7 operators sell services from Nanjing to Chongqing across 1 mode: Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Postal Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Shandong Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Nanjing to Chongqing?
Every service we sell from Nanjing to Chongqing is direct, with around 56 departures a day and a fastest journey of 5h 8m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Nanjing to Chongqing use?
Services from Nanjing to Chongqing by flight leave from Nanjing NKG and arrive at Chongqing CKG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Nanjing to Chongqing?
0 of the 7 operators we sell from Nanjing to Chongqing allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Nanjing to Chongqing on 13 September 2026: 1235 km of route against 1199 km in a straight line, 56 services a day, 7 operators a cheapest fare of €102.21, and 5h 8m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Chongqing a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Chongqing and across China
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The two ends, compared
Nanjing reaches 121 places in 14 countries on services we hold, over distances from 44 to 11,363 km. Chongqing reaches 149 places in 24 countries, from 60 to 9,430 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Nanjing
- 121Places you can leave for
- 14Countries
- 41Operators
Arriving in Chongqing
Leaving Chongqing
- 149Places you can leave for
- 24Countries
- 50Operators