There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Beijing by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane EDI - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
16h 1m¥1,907–6,620Train to Newcastle, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane NCL - PEK
16h 48m¥2,306–6,780Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane GLA - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
17h 17m¥2,023–6,341Train to Newcastle, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane NCL - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
17h 22m¥2,305–7,785Fly Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane EDI - PEK
12h 52m¥3,608–8,115Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane ABZ - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
20h 38m¥2,820–9,328Train 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 1m¥3,328–9,006Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LBA - PEK
19h 35m¥3,028–8,375
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Beijing is to fly and train which costs ¥1900 - ¥7000 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Beijing is to fly which takes 12h 52m and costs ¥3600 - ¥8500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Beijing is 8041 km.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Edinburgh to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:54 AM in Edinburgh and 6:54 PM in Beijing.
There are 1207+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Beijing, China?
Hainan flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) once a week.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–8,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥360–550
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥360–550
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥380–550
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–750
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–750
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,400
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥320–550
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥320–550
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥240–340
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥240–340
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥250–350
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥160–270
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥440–750
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–120
- Website
- Lumo
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