There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Xi'an by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane EDI - XIY
17h 45m¥1,905–7,109Fly Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane EDI - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
20h 31m¥1,691–7,284Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane GLA - XIY
19h 4m¥3,038–6,399Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane DND - XIY
21h 24m¥4,052–8,461Train to Newcastle, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane NCL - XIY
18h 17m¥3,288–7,392Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane ABZ - XIY
20h 37m¥3,817–8,497
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Xi'an is to train and fly which costs ¥3000 - ¥6500 and takes 19h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Xi'an is to fly which takes 17h 45m and costs ¥1900 - ¥7500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Xi'an is 8149 km.
It takes approximately 17h 45m to get from Edinburgh to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:11 AM in Edinburgh and 9:11 AM in Xi'an.
There are 175+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Xi'an, China?
Hainan, Ryanair, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) 6 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Manchester, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–6,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–9,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–12,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–20,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–20,000
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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–340
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥230–420
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥500–950
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥150–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥320–490
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥330–550
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥280–400
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥600–850
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥110–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥240–400
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥250–410
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥400–700
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–170
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