There are 8 ways to get from Hong Kong to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HKG - EDI
20h 4m£289–721Train to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CAN - EDI
20h 10m£200–670Fly Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SZX - EDI
19h 48m£273–424Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HKG - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 36m£336–1,529Fly Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SZX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 15m£280–582Train to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CAN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 12m£207–678Train to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CAN - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 47m£216–844Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane HKG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 54m£306–671
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hong Kong to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £280 - £600 and takes 21h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Hong Kong to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 19h 48m and costs £270 - £430.
The distance between Hong Kong and Edinburgh is 5974 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 4m to get from Hong Kong to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 8h behind Hong Kong. It is currently 4:11 AM in Hong Kong and 8:11 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 910+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Hong Kong and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Cathay Pacific, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Newcastle via Wuhan, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- £8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- £13–15
- Business Class Seat
- £20–29
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
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