How to Travel between Shanghai and Nanjing

The distance from Shanghai to Nanjing is about 300km (186mi). Train is the most convenient way to go from Shanghai to Nanjing, with high speed trains taking around 1-3 hours and normal trains taking 3-5 hours. The high speed train ticket takes a CNY110 - 162 for a second class seat, and the normal speed train ticket only costs CNY46.5 for a hard seat. There is no direct flight between Shanghai and Nanjing.
 

 From Shanghai Railway Station, Hongqiao Railway Station: 5:46 - 21:50

 From Nanjing Railway Station, South Railway Station: 4:58 - 22:20 

Number of Trains	over 250
Ticket Price	From Shanghai: CNY110-162 for a second class seat; CNY175-260 for a first class seat; CNY459-568 for a business class seat From Nanjing: CNY115 - 168.5 for a second class seat; CNY184-269 for a first class seat; CNY459-568 for a business class seat
Duration	1-3h
Frequency	3-10 trains per hour

 

Number of Trains	over 40
Ticket Price	CNY46.5 for a hard seat CNY92.5 for a hard sleeper CNY140.5 for a soft sleeper
Dep. Time	From Shanghai: 04:09 - 23:55 From Nanjing: 00:38 - 22:24
Duration	3-5h
Dep. - Arr.	Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station - Nanjing Railway Station

  To Nanjing City Wall:
By bus: Take Bus No. 59 at South Square of Nanjing Railway Station and get off at Taipingmen Station.
By metro: Take metro line 1 to Gulou, then transfer to line 4 to Jiuhuashan, then walk for about 900 meters to the City Wall.
 To Confucius Temple: Take metro line 3 and get off at Fuzimiao (Confucius Temple).
 To Presidential Palace: Take metro line 3 and get off at Daxinggong, then walk westward to get to the entrance.
  Airport Shuttle Bus + High Speed Train: 2 - 4 hours, CNY 146 - 200
→ Take airport shuttle bus line 1 to Hongqiao Railway Station: 1 hour, CNY 36.
→ Board a high speed train to Nanjing: 1-3 hours, CNY 110-162.

 Metro + High Speed Train: 2.5 - 4.5h, CNY120 - 170
→ Take metro line 2 to Hongqiao Railway Station: 1.5 hours, CNY 8
→ Take a high speed train to Nanjing: 1-3 hours, CNY 110-162
  Hongqiao Airport to Nanjing by train: 1.5-3.5 hours, CNY 120 - 170.
Hongqiao Railway Station is within 10 minutes' walking distance from T2 of Hongqiao Airport (SHA). Passengers arriving at T1 of Hongqiao Airport can take metro line 10 to Hongqiao Railway Station within 5-8 minutes. Here one can take a high speed train to Nanjing.