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
15h 3m£182–814Fly 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 24m£435–949Train 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 13m£374–505Fly 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 37m£459–748Train 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 33m£207–950Fly 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 30m£332–1,144
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 £370 - £550 and takes 18h 13m.
The fastest way to get from China to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 15h 3m and costs £180 - £850.
The distance between China and Edinburgh is 4987 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 3m to get from China to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 1578+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between China and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Hainan, Air China, and Lufthansa fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- 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
- £180–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
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
- £180–900
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
- 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
- £180–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–900
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,100
- 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
- +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 21m
- 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
- £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 44m
- 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
- £80–140
- 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
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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