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
12h 48m¥2,325–8,294Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
cheapest- 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 43m¥1,903–5,369Fly London City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LCY - PEK
15h 46m¥2,547–8,069Fly 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 16m¥2,330–8,303Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane LHR - CKG
14h 15m¥2,904–7,268Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- 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 35m¥3,011–5,779Train 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¥3,054–9,275Fly London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane LHR - CAN
15h 20m¥2,207–5,773
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to China is to fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥6000 and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from London to China is to fly which takes 12h 48m and costs ¥2300 - ¥8500.
The distance between London and China is 8208 km.
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from London to China, including transfers.
There are 489+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between London, England and China?
Air China, Tianjin Airlines, and Hainan fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from London City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from London City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- 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 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–7,500
Flights from London City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from London City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from London City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–6,500
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
- 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
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–220
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥237–241
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.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
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
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