There are 6 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¥1,599–7,606Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- 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
18h 4m¥1,732–7,896Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane EDI - CTU
17h 52m¥2,092–10,096Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane DND - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
22h 5m¥2,337–11,457Train to Newcastle, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane NCL - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
21h 2m¥1,963–8,876Fly Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG)plane EDI - MIG
- Take the train from Mianyang to Chengdu East Stationtrain
19h¥1,949–9,201
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 ¥1600 - ¥8000 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu is to fly which takes 17h 52m and costs ¥2000 - ¥11000.
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 3:08 PM in Edinburgh and 10:08 PM in Chengdu.
There are 208+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Chengdu, China?
Hainan, Sichuan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
- 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
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
- 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
- ¥2,200–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–10,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–12,000
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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–340
- 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/
- 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
- ¥150–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥320–490
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥280–390
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–850
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥100–170
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥220–360
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
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
- ¥110–170
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