There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Qingdao by train or plane
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane GLA - TAO
18h 11m¥1,769–5,680Fly from Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane EDI - TAO
17h 34m¥1,693–5,601Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane NCL - TAO
20h 35m¥1,814–6,763Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane DND - TAO
21h 34m¥2,264–8,215Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane ABZ - TAO
20h¥2,086–7,733
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Qingdao is to fly which costs ¥1600 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Qingdao is to fly which takes 17h 34m and costs ¥1600 - ¥6000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Qingdao is 8642 km.
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Edinburgh to Qingdao, including transfers.
Qingdao is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:30 AM in Edinburgh and 1:30 PM in Qingdao.
There are 180+ hotels available in Qingdao.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Qingdao, China?
Hainan, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) 5 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Manchester, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Train operators
- 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
- ¥164–169
- 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥150–490
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- ¥210–350
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥100–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥200–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–320
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥80–280
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- ¥2,300–2,700
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 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
- ¥2,300–2,700
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