There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Shanghai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)EDI - PVG
17h 48m¥1,830–5,640Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)EDI - SHA
17h 47m¥1,790–6,590Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)GLA - PVG
19h 1m¥1,905–6,258Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)MAN - PVG
17h 22m¥2,179–6,585Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)MAN - SHA
20h 21m¥2,039–7,535Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)ABZ - PVG
20h 27m¥2,322–7,279Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)EDI - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
20h 19m¥2,175–7,210
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 17h 22m and costs ¥2100 - ¥7000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Shanghai is 9081 km.
It takes approximately 17h 48m to get from Edinburgh to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:25 PM in Edinburgh and 8:25 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1361+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Shanghai, China?
Finnair, Hainan, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
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
- ¥1,700–8,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–12,000
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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥164–167
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥220–490
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥550–750
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- ¥1,900–2,200
- 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
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Sleeper Seat
- ¥550–750
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- ¥2,300–2,700
- 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
- ¥330–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥170–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥80–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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Bus operators
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥50–75
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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