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¥4,190–5,622Fly Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GLA - PEK
15h 17m¥1,855–5,571Fly Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- 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 6m¥1,954–6,076Bus 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¥1,989–6,127Train, 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¥3,454–6,838
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 ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Beijing is to bus and fly which takes 13h 41m and costs ¥4100 - ¥6000.
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 9:48 PM in Glasgow and 4:48 AM in Beijing.
There are 1206+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday 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
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
- 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
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- 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, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,000
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
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥500–950
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–340
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- 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
- ¥220–390
- 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
- ¥65–95
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–95
- Website
- Ember
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