There are 7 ways to get from Beijing to Edinburgh by train or plane
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Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PKX - EDI
16h 16m£233–1,213Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PEK - EDI
13h 51m£373–1,113Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PEK - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 37m£244–1,248Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PKX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 12m£234–1,248Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Newcastle (NCL)plane PEK - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 48m£355–1,297Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PEK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 31m£423–1,043Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane PEK - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 27m£328–1,620
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £370 - £1,200 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 51m and costs £370 - £1,200.
The distance between Beijing and Edinburgh is 5026 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 16m to get from Beijing to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 7h behind Beijing. It is currently 11:59 PM in Beijing and 4:59 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2802+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Hainan flies from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,500
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,400
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,800
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,700
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,400
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,800
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- £2–4
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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