There are 8 ways to get from Scotland to China by plane or train
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GLA - PEK
15h 48m¥3,518–8,126Fly Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane GLA - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
16h 50m¥1,823–9,635Fly Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane ABZ - PEK
15h 26m¥2,172–11,098Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane EDI - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
16h 6m¥3,319–5,131Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane EDI - PEK
13h 29m¥3,414–10,122Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane INV - PEK
16h 47m¥2,172–11,111Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MAN - PEK
16h 23m¥3,697–9,835Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
18h 17m¥3,346–8,929
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to China is to fly and train which costs ¥3300 - ¥5500 and takes 16h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to China is to fly which takes 13h 29m and costs ¥3400 - ¥11000.
The distance between Scotland and China is 8034 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Scotland to China, including transfers.
There are 157+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Scotland and China?
British Airways, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–10,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–10,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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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