Originally Posted by
mosburger
If you have a choice and actually want to visit central areas of Nanjing, always take the train. While the location of NKG is convenient for my usual work destinations, it's rather far from the city itself.
The waiting areas are poor, the food in the airport restaurants borderline horrible and lounges nothing much really. Only plus point is the smallish but at least well stocked tax free shop.
And do taste the famous salted duck with a baiju shot or two...
Fantastic flavours.
NKG vs. PVG/SHA
- Accessible by "expensive" taxi (120 RMB) only, 45 mins.
- Old, bit grubby terminal building
+ Taxi is still cheaper than to PVG (by taxi)
+ Ways are short, from taxi to gate barely 200 meters, if at all.
+ Hardly any lines or crowds
+ Hence, no need to be there earlier than 50-60 mins before flight.
I prefer it over PVG/SHA, like I do any small airport in "the area", like Wuxi, HGH, NGB.