There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Chengdu by bus, plane, subway, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane EDI - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
18h 25m¥3,181–4,049Fly Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane GLA - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
16h 56m¥1,844–5,560Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane EDI - CTU
18h 21m¥2,574–7,639Fly Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane GLA - CTU
19h 52m¥2,537–7,550Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane EDI - CKG
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Chengdu Easttrain
21h 51m¥2,185–6,381
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Chengdu is to fly and subway which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 16h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Chengdu is to fly and subway which takes 16h 56m and costs ¥1800 - ¥6000.
The distance between Glasgow and Chengdu is 8403 km.
It takes approximately 18h 25m to get from Glasgow to Chengdu, including transfers.
Chengdu is 7h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 6:37 AM in Glasgow and 1:37 PM in Chengdu.
There are 701+ hotels available in Chengdu.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Chengdu, China?
British Airways, Air China, and six other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Helsinki, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via London Gatwick, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via London Gatwick, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–260
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–480
Train from Chongqing North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 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 10 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 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–130
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- ¥65–130
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