There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to China by plane or train
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Fly Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane SNN - PEK
16h 19m¥2,970–9,096Fly Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane DUB - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Suzhoutrain
21h 51m¥1,989–12,169Fly Dublin Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane DUB - PEK
13h 40m¥2,795–8,629Fly Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- 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 32m¥2,600–7,638Fly Shannon Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane SNN - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
18h 16m¥2,575–14,105Fly Cork Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane ORK - PEK
15h 16m¥2,856–11,077Fly 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 38m¥2,661–14,086
Shannon Airport (SNN) 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 ¥2600 - ¥8000 and takes 16h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to China is to fly which takes 13h 40m and costs ¥2700 - ¥9000.
The distance between Ireland and China is 8507 km.
It takes approximately 16h 19m to get from Ireland to China, including transfers.
There are 159+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Ireland and China?
Airbus France, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–16,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–16,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–17,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–14,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–12,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–15,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–14,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–15,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
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
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–14,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–14,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–14,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–12,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–13,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–13,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–14,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–17,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–12,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- 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 Wuxi to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35–55
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥40–55
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥35–50
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥30–65
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥100–150
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥15–20
- Hard sleeper
- ¥35–55
- Soft sleeper
- ¥60–80
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