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¥3,310–5,123Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
cheapest- 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
18h 4m¥1,944–9,917Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane EDI - PEK
13h 14m¥3,511–10,118Train 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¥3,687–9,835Train 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 2m¥2,104–11,914Train 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¥2,934–11,016
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Beijing is to fly and train which costs ¥3300 - ¥5500 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Beijing is to fly which takes 13h 14m and costs ¥3500 - ¥11000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Beijing is 8041 km.
It takes approximately 16h 16m to get from Edinburgh to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:21 AM in Edinburgh and 3:21 PM in Beijing.
There are 345+ 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.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–12,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–340
- 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
- +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
- ¥750–1,400
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥400–700
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- ¥320–500
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥340–550
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–850
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥250–410
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥260–430
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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