Airport transfer
Choose your airport, then tonight’s actual address. University names, stations and hotel brands can refer to multiple places. Confirm a full Chinese address while you still have airport connectivity.
Before you start
Airport code, terminal, Chinese address, reception phone, check-in time and luggage. Keep bookings on your own device.
Lukou Airport NKG
The city government describes S1 linking Lukou Airport and Nanjing South. Check whether your accommodation requires a transfer there, then select your destination on the current ticket machine. The city’s English guide illustrates tickets and travel codes.
Nanjing South is a transport hub, not Nanjing University. Old maps are not the current complete network; check live signs and your final campus.
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Start: public arrivals, not departures
After immigration, baggage and customs, confirm your airport code/terminal. For arranged pickup, match airport, booking name and contact before finding the agreed zone.
What success looks likeYour actual airport/terminal matches the transfer booking.
If it does not workIf the airport differs or pickup is unreachable, stay in public arrivals and ask Information; do not follow unknown solicitors.
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Destination: confirm tonight’s check-in
Ask your host to confirm the Chinese address and late reception. Campus, dorm and entrance can differ. A metro station covers only part of the trip; check how to reach reception from there.
What success looks likeYou have an address, contact and workable check-in arrangement.
If it does not workIf dorm allocation/late access is unconfirmed, arrange temporary accommodation before travelling to campus.
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Rail or bus: show the destination to staff
Use the airport-specific source below. At a machine or desk, confirm destination, transfers, departures and fare. If your foreign card/travel code fails, ask for staffed ticketing; cash options depend on the current equipment.
What success looks likeYou have a valid ticket or this city’s enabled travel code and know the direction.
If it does not workFor machine, balance or closure problems, ask the service centre. An ordinary shopping payment code is not a metro ticket.
Official entry example for this city
Campus capture: Registration contains Procedure and Instructions in the left menu; the 2022 date is visible on the right. Transport capture: the city’s How to buy tickets for Nanjing Metro explains ticketing. Recognize the entry but use current equipment/fares.
This is a capture of a public official entry page to help identify navigation. Your signed-in screens, submissions and outcomes may differ.
Nanjing Municipal Transport Bureau · 2026-10-15
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Taxi: use the official rank
Follow Taxi signs to the official rank and show your Chinese address. Confirm fare calculation and extras; include campus/building, not just the university’s English name. Keep a receipt.
What success looks likeThe driver confirms the address and you retain a trip receipt.
If it does not workAsk rank staff to help translate. Query unexplained fixed-price offers at the official desk.
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Ride-hailing: match the assigned pickup zone
In the official app, check airport pickup, destination, car category and live estimate. The GPS dot may not be a permitted pickup point. Match the license plate and follow the airport’s designated-zone instructions.
What success looks likeThe plate matches your booking and both endpoints are correct.
If it does not workUse app help/cancellation rules if the driver or zone is inaccessible; without data/payment, use the official taxi rank.
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Late arrival: airport opening is not metro service
Ask Information which services still run and check reception tonight. With heavy luggage, many transfers or a missed last train, compare official buses, taxis or confirmed pickup using current quotes.
What success looks likeYour plan covers both the transfer and reception.
If it does not workIf no transfer/check-in is workable, ask the desk and host to confirm temporary accommodation before leaving.
Show this to staff
我在这个航站楼，要去这个中文地址。请帮我确认现在能乘的线路、换乘和最后上车时间。
I am in this terminal and need this Chinese address. Please confirm a service running now, the transfers and the latest boarding time.
Official sources and scope
Sources accessed: 2026-10-15
Ride-hailing: real DiDi screens
These official tutorial screenshots originally show Shanghai Hongqiao and identify controls only. Replace the pickup with your airport’s assigned zone and your own destination. Do not copy the old addresses, prices or waiting times.
1 · Locate DiDi in Alipay
Find DiDi in the app or AppCenter. Start with connectivity, location access and a payment method. Use the official taxi rank if it is unavailable.
Source: english.shanghai.gov.cn · 2024-03-12
2 · Check Pickup and Enter Destination
The green field is pickup; Enter Destination needs tonight’s full Chinese address. Match your airport’s assigned pickup zone. Neither a GPS dot nor the Hongqiao address in the picture guarantees a valid pickup point.
Source: english.shanghai.gov.cn · 2024-03-12
3 · Review the ride and cost before Confirm Request
Confirm Request places a ride request. Accept the current car category, estimate and conditions first. Then match plate, driver and pickup zone. Use the current app’s cancellation rules.
Source: english.shanghai.gov.cn · 2024-03-12