There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Shenzhen by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane EDI - SZX
20h 20m¥2,595–3,898Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane EDI - HKG
18h 50m¥2,836–7,254Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane GLA - SZX
20h 29m¥2,671–5,616Fly Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane EDI - CAN
- Take the train from Guangzhou East to Shenzhen Stationtrain
18h 56mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane GLA - HKG
20h 9m¥3,012–6,372Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane ABZ - HKG
21h 32m¥2,929–11,894Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane MAN - HKG
19h 44m¥2,802–6,693Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Macau International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Macau International Airport (MFM)plane MAN - MFM
- Take the ferry from Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Sheung Wanferry
25h 11m¥3,091–10,180
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Shenzhen is to train and fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥6000 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Shenzhen is to fly which takes 18h 50m and costs ¥2800 - ¥7500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Shenzhen is 9524 km.
It takes approximately 20h 20m to get from Edinburgh to Shenzhen, including transfers.
Shenzhen is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:07 AM in Edinburgh and 11:07 AM in Shenzhen.
There are 563+ hotels available in Shenzhen.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Shenzhen, China?
Hainan flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) 6 times a week.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- egoairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Macau International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
- 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
- ¥165–167
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥220–490
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥165–167
- Website
- https://www.lumo.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
Train from Guangzhou East to Shenzhen Station
- 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
- ¥180–240
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥80–330
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- ¥250–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +852 2359 9990
- Website
- cotaiwaterjet.com
Ferry from Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Sheung Wan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥15–23
- Schedules at
- cotaiwaterjet.com
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