There are 8 ways to get from Europe to China by train, plane, car, or subway
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane FRA - PEK
15h 7m¥2,698–6,058Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hong Kong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane FRA - HKG
18h 33m¥2,219–3,889Drive 9,336.9 km
- Drive from Europe to Chongqingcar 9,336.9 km
4d 12h¥10,628–15,351Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane FRA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
17h 3m¥3,084–7,043Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane HAJ - PEK
18h 47mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LEJ - PEK
18h 54m¥2,974–8,555Train to Frankfurt, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FRA - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
17h 50m¥2,647–4,052Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane BER - PEK
17h 5m¥3,204–6,805
Frankfurt (FRA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to China is to train and fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥3900 and takes 18h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to China is to train and fly which takes 15h 7m and costs ¥2700 - ¥6500.
The distance between Europe and China is 8005 km. The road distance is 9336.9 km.
It takes approximately 15h 7m to get from Europe to China, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to China is 9337 km. It takes approximately 4 days 12h to drive from Europe to China.
There are 515+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Europe and China?
There is no direct connection from Europe to China. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), walk to Beijing Capital Airport T2, take the subway to Dongzhimen, then take the line 2 subway to Qianmen Station. Alternatively, you can drive from Europe to Chongqing in around 4d 12h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–12,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Hong Kong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Hong Kong International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–12,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–11,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Beijing Capital International Airport via Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Hong Kong International Airport via Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hong Kong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–9,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hong Kong International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥200–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥480–540
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥180–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–320
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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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