There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Shenzhen by plane or train
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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)EDI - SZX
19h 50m¥2,595–5,598Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)EDI - HKG
18h 40m¥2,836–7,254Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)GLA - SZX
20h 29m¥2,671–9,715Fly Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)EDI - CAN
- Take the train from Guangzhou East to Shenzhen Station
18h 56mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)GLA - HKG
20h 9m¥3,112–6,871Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)MAN - HKG
19h 44m¥2,902–6,693
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Shenzhen is to fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥6000 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Shenzhen is to fly which takes 18h 40m and costs ¥2800 - ¥7500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Shenzhen is 9524 km.
It takes approximately 19h 50m to get from Edinburgh to Shenzhen, including transfers.
Shenzhen is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:03 PM in Edinburgh and 5:03 AM in Shenzhen.
There are 576+ hotels available in Shenzhen.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Shenzhen, China?
Hainan, Norwegian Air International, and Air China fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) once daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
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
- ¥1,900–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
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 Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- 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 Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- 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 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- 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
- 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
- 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, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- 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/
- 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 Guangzhou East to Shenzhen Station
- 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/
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