There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Beijing by train or plane
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GLA - PEK
15h 58m¥4,009–8,862Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane EDI - PEK
13h 24m¥1,710–7,617Fly 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¥3,409–4,622Train 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 10m¥1,908–9,367Train 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¥3,088–10,310Train 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 55m¥2,333–9,503Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane DND - PEK
18h 53m¥2,262–9,468
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Beijing is to fly and train which costs ¥3400 - ¥4700 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Beijing is to fly which takes 13h 24m and costs ¥1700 - ¥8000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Beijing is 8104 km.
It takes approximately 15h 58m to get from Edinburgh to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:40 PM in Edinburgh and 3:40 AM in Beijing.
There are 1052+ 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
- airchina.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
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
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- 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
- ¥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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥230–420
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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
- ¥330–500
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥150–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥600–850
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥270–380
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥260–450
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥120–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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