There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Suzhou by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)EDI - SHA
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Station
18h 29m¥2,125–6,167Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)EDI - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
18h 48m¥1,871–5,687Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)GLA - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
19h 57m¥1,947–6,305Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)MAN - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
18h 22m¥3,037–9,128Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)EDI - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Suzhou
17h 55m¥2,017–6,653Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)EDI - NTG
- Take the bus from Nantong East to Suzhou South
20h 19m¥2,269–7,199
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Suzhou is to train and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥6500 and takes 19h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Suzhou is to fly and train which takes 17h 55m and costs ¥2000 - ¥7000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Suzhou is 9102 km.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Edinburgh to Suzhou, including transfers.
Suzhou is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:58 PM in Edinburgh and 10:58 PM in Suzhou.
There are 305+ hotels available in Suzhou.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Suzhou, Jiangsu, China?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Suzhou. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), walk to Hongqiao Airport T1, take the line 10 subway to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao, take the train to Suzhou Station, walk to Suzhou station, then take the line 2 subway to South Guangji Road. Alternatively, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), walk to Pudong International Airport, take the train to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, take the line 2 subway to Century Avenue, take the line 4 subway to Shanghai station, walk to Shanghai station, take the train to Suzhou, walk to Suzhou station, then take the line 2 subway to South Guangji Road.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- 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
- ¥1,600–6,000
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
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
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 Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- 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
- ¥1,600–6,000
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
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥38–42
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥60–66
- Business Class Seat
- ¥80–120
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥41–45
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥41–45
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥90–130
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥23–25
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥23–25
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥35–38
- Business Class Seat
- ¥45–65
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35–55
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥40–55
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥35–50
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- 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
- ¥165–168
- 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
- 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/
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Nantong East to Suzhou South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–65
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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