There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane EDI - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
17h 56m¥3,198–4,105Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane GLA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
17h 56m¥1,928–5,909Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane EDI - CTU
17h 52m¥2,591–7,095Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane EDI - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu Easttrain
21h 37m¥2,502–6,837
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu is to fly and subway which costs ¥3200 - ¥4200 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu is to fly which takes 17h 52m and costs ¥2500 - ¥7500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Chengdu is 8349 km.
It takes approximately 17h 56m to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:35 AM in Edinburgh and 11:35 AM in Chengdu.
There are 695+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Chengdu, China?
Hainan, Sichuan Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)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
- ¥190–350
- 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
- ¥85–150
- 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
- ¥120–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–480
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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