There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Nanjing by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane EDI - NKG
18h 56m¥1,994–5,600Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane EDI - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Nanjingtrain
22h 19m¥2,717–7,732Fly Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EDI - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
19h 49m¥2,245–5,868Fly Edinburgh Airport to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport (WHA)plane EDI - WHA
- Take the train from Wanzhi South Station to Wuhutrain
- Take the train from Wuhu to Nanjing Southtrain
21h 3m¥2,587–7,243Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
20h 38m¥3,726–7,579Fly Edinburgh Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX)plane EDI - CZX
- Take the train from Changzhou North to Nanjing Southtrain
19h 26m¥2,862–8,171Fly Edinburgh Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY)plane EDI - YTY
- Take the train from Jiangdu to Nanjingtrain
18h 26m¥3,101–8,771Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE)plane EDI - HFE
- Take the train from Hefei to Nanjing Southtrain
21h 19m¥2,306–6,224
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Nanjing is to fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥6000 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Nanjing is to fly and train which takes 18h 26m and costs ¥3100 - ¥9000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Nanjing is 8903 km.
It takes approximately 18h 56m to get from Edinburgh to Nanjing, including transfers.
Nanjing is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:23 AM in Edinburgh and 3:23 PM in Nanjing.
There are 385+ hotels available in Nanjing.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Nanjing, China?
Hainan, Air China, and seven other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yangzhou Taizhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥80–90
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥130–140
- Business Class Seat
- ¥180–260
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–140
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥120–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥300–430
Train from Wanzhi South Station to Wuhu
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥23–26
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥35–39
- Business Class Seat
- ¥45–65
Train from Wuhu to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥42–46
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥90–130
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–140
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥120–140
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- Business Class Seat
- ¥300–430
Train from Changzhou North to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Jiangdu to Nanjing
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥58–63
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥90–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hefei to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥130–190
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥75–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–140
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Wuhu to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥55–80
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥100–150
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥150–220
Train from Jiangdu to Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥60–85
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥75–110
Train from Wuxi to Nanjing
- Hard Seat
- ¥27–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥55–80
- Soft sleeper
- ¥95–130
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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