There are 7 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)plane EDI - SZX
20h 20m¥3,191–5,594Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
cheapest- 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
25h 15m¥2,007–6,817Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane EDI - HKG
18h 59m¥2,632–4,950Fly 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
22h 16m¥2,043–6,172Train 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 19m¥2,948–5,973Train 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 43m¥3,155–5,546Fly Edinburgh Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane EDI - XMN
- Take the train from Xiamen to Shenzhen Northtrain
21h 41m¥2,293–7,015
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Shenzhen is to fly which costs ¥2600 - ¥5000 and takes 18h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Shenzhen is to fly which takes 18h 59m and costs ¥2600 - ¥5000.
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 3:05 AM in Edinburgh and 11:05 AM in Shenzhen.
There are 685+ 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) 3 times a week.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥160–270
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥160–270
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–120
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–120
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Xiamen to Shenzhen North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥170–380
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥170–240
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥270–380
Train from Xiamen to Shenzhen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥380–420
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–800
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