There are 8 ways to get from England to China by plane, train, or subway
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LHR - PEK
13h 19m¥2,640–10,419Fly Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
15h¥2,608–7,693Fly Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MAN - PEK
13h 6m¥2,959–8,599Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LGW - PEK
13h 33m¥2,854–9,299Fly London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane LHR - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
13h 50m¥3,345–10,428Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LHR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
14h 41m¥2,926–7,404Fly London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane LHR - CAN
15h 31m¥2,822–10,398Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
15h 31m¥2,703–6,893
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to China is to fly and train which costs ¥2600 - ¥8000 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from England to China is to fly which takes 13h 6m and costs ¥2900 - ¥9000.
The distance between England and China is 8213 km.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from England to China, including transfers.
There are 585+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between England and China?
Air China flies from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) twice daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–13,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–10,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–31,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–240
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
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