There are 6 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)PEK - EDI
14h 40m£173–613Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)PKX - EDI
17h 46mFly Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)PEK - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
16h 59m£430–1,278Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Newcastle (NCL)PEK - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
18h 26m£193–737Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)PEK - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
19h 34m£231–883Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)PEK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
18h 13m£270–633
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £270 - £650 and takes 18h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 14h 40m and costs £170 - £650.
The distance between Beijing and Edinburgh is 4982 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 40m to get from Beijing to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 8h behind Beijing. It is currently 6:48 PM in Beijing and 10:48 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2507+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Hainan, Air China, and British Airways fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- 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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–55
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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