There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Scotland by plane or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SHA - EDI
18h 31m£220–1,110Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PVG - GLA
18h 33m£228–961Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane PVG - ABZ
18h 47m£290–1,213Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PVG - EDI
18h 13m£235–966Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SHA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 15m£440–940Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PVG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 42m£395–1,096Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane PVG - INV
19h 23m£279–1,215Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane WUX - EDI
20h 4m£244–1,223
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Scotland is to fly and train which costs £390 - £1,100 and takes 19h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Scotland is to fly which takes 18h 13m and costs £230 - £1,000.
The distance between Shanghai and Scotland is 5644 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 31m to get from Shanghai to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 10:28 AM in Shanghai and 3:28 AM in Scotland.
There are 1470+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Scotland?
Hainan and Air China fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,900
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,200
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- £6–8
- 1st Class Seat
- £10–12
- Business Class Seat
- £14–21
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £5–8
- Hard Sleeper
- £5–9
- Soft Sleeper
- £13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £6–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- £8–12
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £2–4
- Hard sleeper
- £5–8
- Soft sleeper
- £9–12
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