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 24m¥1,996–6,100Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane GLA - CAN
19h 14m¥1,970–6,713Fly 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 25m¥2,944–7,415Fly 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
22h 20m¥2,538–3,951Train 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 19m¥3,006–6,851Train 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 31m¥2,116–7,264Train 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
22h 42m¥2,686–10,243Train 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
24h 3m¥3,230–10,166
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Guangzhou is to fly and train which costs ¥2500 - ¥4000 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Guangzhou is to fly which takes 17h 24m and costs ¥2000 - ¥6500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Guangzhou is 9425 km.
It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from Edinburgh to Guangzhou, including transfers.
Guangzhou is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:40 AM in Edinburgh and 5:40 PM in Guangzhou.
There are 950+ hotels available in Guangzhou.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Guangzhou, China?
Hainan, easyJet, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) once daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via London Heathrow, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via London Heathrow, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Frankfurt, Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–9,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- egoairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥163–166
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–250
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥163–166
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥550–700
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥2,100–2,500
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–750
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥550–750
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥2,300–2,700
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–750
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥550–750
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥2,100–2,500
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
- ¥110–160
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
- ¥50–80
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
- Once 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
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥60–100
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–100
- 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
- ¥250–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–160
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–350
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥95–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–370
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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