There are 7 ways to get from Glasgow to Beijing by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GLA - PEK
15h 22m¥1,854–5,570Fly 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 56m¥1,853–5,575Bus 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¥1,986–6,123Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- 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¥3,787–5,118Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane NCL - PEK
17h 32m¥2,369–7,087Train, 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 26m¥3,328–5,858Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane ABZ - PEK
18h 51m¥3,094–8,943
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Beijing is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 15h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Beijing is to bus and fly which takes 13h 41m and costs ¥3700 - ¥5500.
The distance between Glasgow and Beijing is 8027 km.
It takes approximately 15h 22m to get from Glasgow to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 7h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 1:09 PM in Glasgow and 8:09 PM in Beijing.
There are 1256+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
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)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥160–270
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–900
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥70–120
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥370–550
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–750
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥320–550
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥440–750
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–270
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥240–340
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–800
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–330
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–130
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥65–130
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–130
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- ¥65–130
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥60–90
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥60–90
- Website
- Ember
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