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 31m¥1,901–6,108Train 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 23m¥1,978–6,188Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane GLA - CTU
20h 9m¥2,171–7,678Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane EDI - CTU
17h 52m¥2,094–7,598
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which costs ¥1900 - ¥6500 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 17h 31m and costs ¥1900 - ¥6500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Chengdu is 8349 km.
It takes approximately 17h 31m to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:14 PM in Edinburgh and 1:14 AM in Chengdu.
There are 605+ 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 week.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
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 Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
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 Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- 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
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- 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
- ¥166–170
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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