There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Beijing by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane EDI - PEK
13h 41m¥2,192–6,160Fly Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane GLA - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
16h 57m¥2,054–6,576Fly Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GLA - PEK
15h 18m¥2,055–6,071Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane EDI - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
16h 45m¥2,091–6,165Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MAN - PEK
16h 17m¥3,679–6,881
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Beijing is to fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥6500 and takes 15h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Beijing is to bus and fly which takes 13h 41m and costs ¥2100 - ¥6500.
The distance between Glasgow and Beijing is 8025 km.
It takes approximately 13h 41m to get from Glasgow to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 7h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 2:51 PM in Glasgow and 9:51 PM in Beijing.
There are 1178+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Beijing, China?
British Airways, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–950
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥550–950
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–350
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥220–410
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–130
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- ¥65–130
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–130
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- ¥65–130
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