Atlas of China
Nanjing to Zhengzhou 南京 – 郑州
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 3 hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥321. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainNanjing South 南京南 → Zhengzhou East 郑州东 | 2 h 39 minG84, fastest | 3 hours | ¥321standard class | 5507:38–21:19 |
By train
55 direct high-speed trains a day run from Nanjing South to Zhengzhou East, between 07:38 and 21:19. The fastest, G84, takes 2 h 39 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥321. Coming back, 55 trains a day, the fastest 2 h 40 min (G96, 06:38 to 21:54).
By air
No nonstop flights.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Nanjing and on to Zhengzhou, so the trip can be broken there.
- Kaifeng 开封 510 km from Nanjing · 2 h 31 min there, 19 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Zhengzhou.
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Henan Museum 河南博物院
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds
Around Nanjing: Purple Mountain & Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai River, City Wall of Nanjing.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.