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There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to China by plane, train, or subway

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  1. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)planeEDI - PKX
    2. Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
    16h 7m
    ¥2,129–8,133

  2. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)planeEDI - PEK
    13h 39m
    ¥1,818–7,119

  3. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)planeGLA - PKX
    3. Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
    16h 55m
    ¥2,105–8,254

  4. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)planeEDI - TFU
    2. Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
    20h 16m
    ¥2,002–6,609

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)planeMAN - PEK
    16h 18m
    ¥2,589–6,067

  6. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)planeEDI - CAN
    17h 36m
    ¥1,998–6,603

  7. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)planeMAN - PVG
    3. Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
    18h 22m
    ¥3,043–9,136

Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration12h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket¥2,022Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and China?

Hainan flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) twice a week.

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