There are 7 ways to get from Beijing to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PEK - EDI
13h 53m£383–1,113Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- 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 18m£206–1,048Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- 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 18m£373–563Fly 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
17h 8m£406–948Fly 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 52m£459–752Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Newcastle (NCL)plane PKX - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 23m£239–1,302Fly 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 50m£413–1,103
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £370 - £600 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 13h 53m and costs £380 - £1,200.
The distance between Beijing and Edinburgh is 4982 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 53m to get from Beijing to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 7h behind Beijing. It is currently 4:41 AM in Beijing and 9:41 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 1630+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Hainan, Air China, and Lufthansa fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–900
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,200
- 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
- £180–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–900
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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