There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Beijing by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane EDI - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
16h 16m¥2,111–7,624Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane EDI - PEK
13h 24m¥1,912–6,619Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane GLA - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
17h 11m¥2,086–7,739Train to Newcastle, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane NCL - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
18h 13m¥2,232–8,290Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MAN - PEK
16h 3m¥2,575–7,056Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane ABZ - PEK
18h 25m¥2,504–8,755
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Beijing is to train and fly which costs ¥2500 - ¥7500 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Beijing is to fly which takes 13h 24m and costs ¥1900 - ¥7000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Beijing is 8041 km.
It takes approximately 16h 16m to get from Edinburgh to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:42 PM in Edinburgh and 2:42 AM in Beijing.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Beijing, China?
Hainan flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) twice a week.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Train operators
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥163–166
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥150–490
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥163–166
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–750
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥550–750
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥2,100–2,500
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–750
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥550–750
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥2,300–2,700
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–750
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥550–750
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥2,300–2,700
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–350
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥190–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–370
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥80–330
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–160
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥250–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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