There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane EDI - SHA
18h 2m¥2,091–6,591Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EDI - PVG
17h 28m¥2,041–5,641Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
17h 32m¥3,393–6,198Fly 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 Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
19h 35m¥2,063–6,230Fly 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 stationtrain
18h 53m¥2,313–7,172
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Shanghai is to fly which takes 17h 28m and costs ¥2000 - ¥6000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Shanghai is 9030 km.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Edinburgh to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:44 AM in Edinburgh and 6:44 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1894+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Shanghai, China?
Hainan, KLM, and Xiamen Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) once daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,300
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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