There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to China by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane EDI - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
15h 51m¥3,318–5,130Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane EDI - CKG
19h 16m¥1,692–7,595Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane EDI - PEK
13h 29m¥3,413–10,121Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane GLA - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
17h 59m¥1,952–9,923Fly Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane EDI - CAN
17h 31m¥2,095–8,100Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MAN - PEK
16h 23m¥3,699–9,822Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
18h 17m¥3,348–8,916
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to China is to fly and train which costs ¥3300 - ¥5500 and takes 15h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to China is to fly which takes 13h 29m and costs ¥3400 - ¥11000.
The distance between Edinburgh and China is 8063 km.
It takes approximately 15h 51m to get from Edinburgh to China, including transfers.
There are 157+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and China?
Hainan flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) twice a week.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
- 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/
- 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
- ¥750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
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