There are 5 ways to get from Beijing to Cambridge by plane or train
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PEK - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
16h£319–808Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane PKX - STN
19h 16m£203–672Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PKX - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
16h 6m£249–709Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PEK - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Cambridgetrain
15h 53m£311–3,961Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane PEK - STN
16h 30m£393–771
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Cambridge is to train and fly which costs £200 - £700 and takes 19h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Cambridge is to fly and train which takes 15h 53m and costs £310 - £4,000.
The distance between Beijing and Cambridge is 5185 miles.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Beijing to Cambridge, including transfers.
Cambridge is 8h behind Beijing. It is currently 2:58 PM in Beijing and 6:58 AM in Cambridge.
There are 913+ hotels available in Cambridge.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Cambridge, England?
Air China, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to London Stansted Airport (STN) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–850
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £37
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £37
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £58
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- £2–4
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- £2–4
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