There are 7 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)EDI - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
20h 16m¥1,902–6,609Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)EDI - CTU
17h 52m¥2,395–8,099Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)GLA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
18h 29m¥1,977–6,727Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)MAN - CTU
20h 26m¥2,644–9,044Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)DND - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
21h 48m¥2,727–9,757Train to Newcastle, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)NCL - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
18h 27m¥2,023–7,278Fly Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)EDI - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
19h 11m¥2,152–7,204
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 ¥1900 - ¥7000 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu is to fly which takes 17h 52m and costs ¥2300 - ¥8500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Chengdu is 8349 km.
It takes approximately 20h 16m to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:42 PM in Edinburgh and 1:42 AM in Chengdu.
There are 529+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Chengdu, China?
Hainan, Sichuan Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–10,000
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Train operators
- 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
- 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
- ¥164–167
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥130–250
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥550–750
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥2,100–2,500
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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
- ¥2,200–2,500
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- +44 345 600 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
- ¥330–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥80–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥95–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–350
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥140–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥260–370
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
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