There are 6 ways to get from Birmingham to Xi'an by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
best- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane LHR - XIY
15h 33m¥3,870–10,128Fly Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane BHX - XIY
15h 27m¥1,843–5,583Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane MAN - XIY
17h 3m¥2,347–6,155Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane LGW - XIY
19h 18m¥2,303–6,753Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane LHR - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
20h 19m¥3,561–10,309Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane LTN - XIY
21h 5m¥2,437–6,693
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Xi'an is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Xi'an is to fly which takes 15h 27m and costs ¥1800 - ¥6000.
The distance between Birmingham and Xi'an is 8489 km.
It takes approximately 15h 33m to get from Birmingham to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 7h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 3:43 AM in Birmingham and 10:43 AM in Xi'an.
There are 555+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Xi'an, China?
Air France, Hainan, and five other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–5,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥360–600
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥360–600
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥360–600
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥360–600
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥340–900
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥340–900
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥340–900
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥340–900
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥400–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥290–500
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–250
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–300
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥130–270
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥130–200
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
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