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 40m¥3,240–8,052Fly Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane BHX - XIY
18h 34m¥1,748–5,601Train 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 15m¥2,098–5,568Train, 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
18h 58m¥2,237–6,049Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane BRS - XIY
18h 21m¥2,198–5,584Train 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
21h 58m¥2,822–8,709
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Xi'an is to fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥6000 and takes 18h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Xi'an is to train and fly which takes 15h 40m and costs ¥3200 - ¥8500.
The distance between Birmingham and Xi'an is 8485 km.
It takes approximately 15h 40m to get from Birmingham to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 8h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 7:58 AM in Birmingham and 3:58 PM in Xi'an.
There are 377+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Xi'an, China?
easyJet, Hainan, and six other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥330–550
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥330–550
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥330–550
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥290–800
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥290–800
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥290–800
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥310–470
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥350–550
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥240–390
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–180
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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
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