There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Guangzhou by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane EDI - CAN
17h 19m¥1,894–5,598Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane GLA - CAN
18h 49m¥2,016–5,893Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane EDI - SZX
- Take the train from Humen to Guangzhou South stationtrain
21h 45m¥3,236–5,649Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane EDI - HKG
- Take the train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South stationtrain
19h 44m¥3,037–4,823Train to Newcastle, fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane NCL - CAN
19h 11m¥2,501–7,894Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hong Kong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane MAN - HKG
- Take the train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South stationtrain
20h 18m¥3,796–6,508Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane DND - CAN
21h 55m¥2,681–8,430Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Macau International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Macau International Airport (MFM)plane MAN - MFM
- Take the train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South stationtrain
23h 47m¥3,525–9,413
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Guangzhou is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Guangzhou is to fly which takes 17h 19m and costs ¥1800 - ¥6000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Guangzhou is 9425 km.
It takes approximately 17h 19m to get from Edinburgh to Guangzhou, including transfers.
Guangzhou is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:51 PM in Edinburgh and 6:51 AM in Guangzhou.
There are 1176+ hotels available in Guangzhou.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Guangzhou, China?
Hainan, easyJet, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) twice daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via London Heathrow, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
- Website
- egoairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Beijing Capital, Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Newcastle to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–10,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥180–340
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥230–420
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥140–220
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥360–600
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥170–270
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Humen to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥26–29
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥26–29
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥40–44
- Business Class Seat
- ¥50–75
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥49–54
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥49–54
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- Business Class Seat
- ¥100–160
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥49–54
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥49–54
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- Business Class Seat
- ¥100–160
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥55–60
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥65–90
Train from Shenzhen North to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥65–90
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥60–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥390–550
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥180–260
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥280–410
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥390–700
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,300
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,300
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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