There are 8 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 9m¥2,601–7,831Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane EDI - NGB
19h 17m¥1,791–8,093Fly 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 10m¥3,859–8,226Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EDI - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
20h 8m¥1,953–7,383Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GLA - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
21h 52m¥2,186–7,672Train 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 7m¥3,433–9,088Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane MAN - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Ningbotrain
21h 54m¥3,339–6,031Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane MAN - NGB
22h 1m¥2,971–10,298
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 ¥2600 - ¥8000 and takes 20h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ningbo is to fly and train which takes 19h 10m and costs ¥3800 - ¥8500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ningbo is 9334 km.
It takes approximately 20h 9m to get from Edinburgh to Ningbo, including transfers.
Ningbo is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:15 AM in Edinburgh and 7:15 AM in Ningbo.
There are 94+ hotels available in Ningbo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Ningbo, China?
Hainan, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) twice daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
- 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
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–8,000
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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
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 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 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- 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/
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