There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane EDI - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
17h 1m¥1,897–6,104Fly Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane EDI - CTU
17h 57m¥2,190–7,094Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane MAN - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
19h 35m¥3,817–6,495Train to Newcastle, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane NCL - CTU
21h 3m¥2,788–8,759
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu is to fly and subway which costs ¥1900 - ¥6500 and takes 17h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 17h 1m and costs ¥1900 - ¥6500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Chengdu is 8349 km.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from Edinburgh to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:29 AM in Edinburgh and 5:29 PM in Chengdu.
There are 690+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Chengdu, China?
Hainan, Sichuan Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via London Heathrow, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via London Heathrow, Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Train operators
- 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
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
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- 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
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 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥360–550
- 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
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- 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
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