There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Qingdao by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane EDI - TAO
19h 4m¥1,888–5,596Fly Edinburgh Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT)plane EDI - YNT
- Take the bus from Yantai Airport to Yantai Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yantai Bus Station to Qingdao Liuting airportbus
23h 15m¥1,809–5,209Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane MAN - TAO
21h 23m¥2,513–6,996Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lianyungang, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lianyungang (LYG)plane EDI - LYG
- Take the train from Donghaixian Station to Qingdaotrain
21h 34m¥2,146–6,280
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Qingdao is to fly and bus which costs ¥1800 - ¥5500 and takes 23h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Qingdao is to fly which takes 19h 4m and costs ¥1800 - ¥6000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Qingdao is 8510 km.
It takes approximately 19h 4m to get from Edinburgh to Qingdao, including transfers.
Qingdao is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:47 AM in Edinburgh and 9:47 AM in Qingdao.
There are 257+ hotels available in Qingdao.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Qingdao, China?
Hainan, Air China, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Beijing Capital, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lianyungang via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lianyungang via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lianyungang via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Beijing Capital, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lianyungang via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Beijing Capital, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lianyungang via Beijing Capital, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Donghaixian Station to Qingdao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥320–460
- Phone
- (86+)0532-96567
- Website
- qdairport.com
Bus from Yantai Bus Station to Qingdao Liuting airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85
- Schedules at
- qdairport.com
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