There are 7 ways to get from Scotland to Shanghai by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane EDI - SHA
18h 2m¥2,492–8,092Fly Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane GLA - PVG
17h 57m¥2,087–9,097Fly Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane ABZ - PVG
17h 20m¥2,900–12,118Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EDI - PVG
17h 18m¥2,142–8,642Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
17h 17m¥3,587–9,828Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane INV - PVG
18h 54m¥2,602–11,133Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane EDI - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 53m¥2,914–9,673
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥3500 - ¥10000 and takes 17h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 17h 17m and costs ¥3500 - ¥10000.
The distance between Scotland and Shanghai is 9030 km.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Scotland to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 12:42 AM in Scotland and 7:42 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1684+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Scotland and Shanghai, China?
Hainan, KLM, and Xiamen Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–13,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–13,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–15,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–11,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–13,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–16,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–12,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–12,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–14,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–13,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–12,000
- 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
- ¥700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
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