There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Ningbo by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane EDI - SHA
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
20h 7m¥2,400–6,830Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EDI - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
19h 32m¥2,352–6,382Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane EDI - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Ningbotrain
19h 9m¥2,358–7,225Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane EDI - NGB
19h 17m¥2,390–7,592Train 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 Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
20h 21m¥3,725–10,584Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane EDI - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
24h 44m¥2,755–8,442Fly Edinburgh Airport to Taizhou Luqiao Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN)plane EDI - HYN
- Take the train from Wenling Station to Ningbotrain
19h 53m¥3,211–9,291
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Ningbo is to fly and train which costs ¥2300 - ¥6500 and takes 19h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ningbo is to fly and train which takes 19h 9m and costs ¥2300 - ¥7500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ningbo is 9334 km.
It takes approximately 20h 7m to get from Edinburgh to Ningbo, including transfers.
Ningbo is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:09 AM in Edinburgh and 5:09 PM in Ningbo.
There are 115+ hotels available in Ningbo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Ningbo, China?
Hainan, Air China, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taizhou Luqiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taizhou Luqiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥56–62
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥90–100
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–180
Train from Wenling Station to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥80–90
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥180–260
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥70–110
Train from Wenling Station to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–140
- 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/
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