There are 8 ways to get from China to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- 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 24m£189–629Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PEK - EDI
15h 3m£162–614Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PKX - EDI
18h 14m£224–815Fly 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
18h 43m£202–688Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International 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 34m£241–880Fly 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
18h 31m£269–714Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane PEK - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 42m£230–837Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Newcastle (NCL)plane PKX - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 44m£244–939
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £260 - £750 and takes 18h 31m.
The fastest way to get from China to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 15h 3m and costs £160 - £650.
The distance between China and Edinburgh is 5069 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from China to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 2452+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between China and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Hainan flies from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Manchester Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- 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
- £170–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- 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
- £160–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- 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 Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- 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
- £230–270
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–25
- 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
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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