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 1m¥1,897–5,604Train 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 28m¥1,813–5,826Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane EDI - CTU
17h 57m¥2,290–7,094Fly 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 44m¥2,201–6,836
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu is to train and fly and subway which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 17h 1m and costs ¥1900 - ¥6000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Chengdu is 8349 km.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:04 AM in Edinburgh and 12:04 PM in Chengdu.
There are 452+ 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
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥160–270
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–120
- Website
- Lumo
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
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
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