There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to China by plane or train
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Fly Dublin Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane DUB - PEK
13h 36m¥2,967–4,589Fly Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane DUB - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
16h 30m¥1,972–5,598Fly Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane SNN - PEK
16h 17m¥2,511–7,131Fly Cork Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane ORK - PEK
15h 14m¥2,706–7,641Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane BHD - PEK
16h 32m¥2,650–7,697Fly Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane DUB - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
16h 37m¥3,316–4,783Fly Cork Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane ORK - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
16h 33m¥2,911–9,650
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to China is to fly and train which costs ¥1900 - ¥6000 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to China is to fly which takes 13h 36m and costs ¥2900 - ¥4600.
The distance between Ireland and China is 8324 km.
It takes approximately 13h 36m to get from Ireland to China, including transfers.
There are 627+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Ireland and China?
Hainan flies from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- en.bcia.com.cn
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- https://en.bcia.com.cn/gsjssy.html
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- https://en.bcia.com.cn/gsjssy.html
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥65–100
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- ¥65–100
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–150
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
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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