There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to China by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane GLA - PEK
15h 47m¥1,857–5,574Fly 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 International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
16h 51m¥1,862–5,583Bus 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 International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
16h 35m¥1,995–6,132Bus 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 56m¥3,790–5,123Train, 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 42m¥3,332–5,865
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to China is to fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to China is to bus and fly which takes 13h 56m and costs ¥3700 - ¥5500.
The distance between Glasgow and China is 8034 km.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Glasgow to China, including transfers.
There are 664+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and 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
- 13h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and 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
- 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 Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- 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
- +44 800 200 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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