China Guide
Jiangsu and Zhejiang
Arrival
Nanjing Lukou Airport lies literally in the middle of rice paddies 42km to the southeast of the city. Frequent CAAC buses (¥25) run two routes into town, one terminating at Tianjin Lu Xinghan Building on Hanzhong Lu near Xinjiekou, and the other at the main CAAC office on Ruijin Lu, in the southeast of town.
From the main train station, bus #1 travels south through the city, via Gulou, Xinjiekou and Fuzi Miao. There's a faint chance of your train terminating at the small west train station outside the city walls and near the Yangzi River; from here bus #16 goes to Gulou and Xinjiekou.
The largest and most frequently used long-distance bus station is in the north, at Zhongyang Men; as a general rule, this is used by buses coming from and departing to points north and east of Nanjing (Shanghai and Yangzhou among them).