There are 8 ways to get from London 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 1m¥2,624–7,314Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- 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 15m¥2,110–6,799Fly 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 20m¥2,229–7,823Fly London Heathrow Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH)plane LHR - WUH
13h 45m¥2,603–6,787Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LGW - PEK
13h 19m¥2,435–35,250Fly London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane LHR - CAN
15h 15m¥2,406–6,793Fly London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane LHR - SZX
15h 9m¥2,804–6,289Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria 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 40m¥2,584–7,354
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to China is to train and fly which costs ¥2500 - ¥7500 and takes 15h 40m.
The fastest way to get from London to China is to fly which takes 13h 1m and costs ¥2600 - ¥7500.
The distance between London and China is 8208 km.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from London to China, including transfers.
There are 538+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between London, 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
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥55–80
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
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