There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Ningbo by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Zhoushan, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zhoushan (HSN)plane EDI - HSN
- Take the bus from Zhoushan Putuo to Ningbo Southbus
20h 21m¥3,168–9,723Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane EDI - NGB
19h 27m¥1,892–6,594Fly 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 40m¥3,860–8,227Fly 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 38m¥1,954–5,884Train 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 46m¥2,093–6,091Train 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 12m¥3,243–8,182Train 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
22h 49m¥3,049–5,625Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ABZ - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
23h 45m¥2,374–8,804
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zhoushan (HSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Ningbo is to fly and train which costs ¥1900 - ¥6000 and takes 20h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ningbo is to fly which takes 19h 27m and costs ¥1800 - ¥7000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ningbo is 9291 km.
It takes approximately 20h 21m to get from Edinburgh to Ningbo, including transfers.
Ningbo is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:18 PM in Edinburgh and 9:18 PM in Ningbo.
There are 88+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zhoushan via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zhoushan via Beijing Capital, Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zhoushan via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zhoushan via Beijing Capital, Yangzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zhoushan via Beijing Capital, Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zhoushan via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zhoushan via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zhoushan via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,500
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
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
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
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
- 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
- ¥120–300
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- ¥120–170
- 1st Class
- ¥210–300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥300–700
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- ¥300–400
- 1st Class
- ¥480–700
- 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
- ¥370–900
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- ¥370–550
- 1st Class
- ¥750–900
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- ¥700–1,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- ¥550–800
- 1st Class
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- 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
- ¥2,300–2,600
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Zhoushan Putuo to Ningbo South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥49–90
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥60–90
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