There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Beijing by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane EDI - PEK
13h 14m¥2,308–7,115Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GLA - PEK
16h 19m¥2,231–7,912Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- 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¥2,307–8,120Train 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 8m¥3,883–7,304Train 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 30m¥3,177–10,516
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Beijing is to train and fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥8000 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Beijing is to fly which takes 13h 14m and costs ¥2300 - ¥7500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Beijing is 7971 km.
It takes approximately 13h 14m to get from Edinburgh to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:27 PM in Edinburgh and 11:27 PM in Beijing.
There are 1132+ 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) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–12,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Train operators
- 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
- ¥180–340
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥500–950
- 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
- ¥75–140
- 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
- ¥110–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥310–550
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥370–550
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥550–850
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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