There are 6 ways to get from China 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
14h 10m£462–614Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PKX - EDI
16h 41m£194–565Train 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 32m£195–650Train 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 43m£241–754Fly 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£392–754Fly 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 52m£423–699
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £190 - £600 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from China to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 14h 10m and costs £460 - £650.
The distance between China and Edinburgh is 4987 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 10m to get from China to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 3010+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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