There are 7 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£292–394Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle, train
cheapest- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Newcastle (NCL)plane PEK - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 33m£188–688Train 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£363–465Fly 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 23m£419–672Train 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£220–723Train 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 18m£229–839Fly 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£269–714
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £290 - £400 and takes 15h 3m.
The fastest way to get from China to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 15h 3m and costs £290 - £400.
The distance between China and Edinburgh is 4987 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 3m to get from China to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There are 2506+ 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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
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
- £230–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–480
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–490
- 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
- £190–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Newcastle via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
- 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
- £17–18
- 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
- £20–40
- 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/
- 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
- £4–17
- 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/
- 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
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
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