There are 6 ways to get from Glasgow to Xi'an by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane EDI - XIY
18h 14m¥2,087–5,652Fly Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane GLA - XIY
16h 11m¥2,050–6,063Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane DND - XIY
21h 39m¥2,953–9,624Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Xi'An Xianyang 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 Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane NCL - XIY
20h¥2,555–7,244Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane ABZ - XIY
20h 54m¥3,682–9,701Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane EDI - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
21h¥2,678–7,833
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Xi'an is to bus and fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥6000 and takes 18h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Xi'an is to fly which takes 16h 11m and costs ¥2000 - ¥6500.
The distance between Glasgow and Xi'an is 8203 km.
It takes approximately 18h 14m to get from Glasgow to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 7h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 9:47 AM in Glasgow and 4:47 PM in Xi'an.
There are 555+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Xi'an, China?
British Airways, Tianjin Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) twice daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–10,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–11,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Manchester, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–8,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–10,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–9,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥330–600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–350
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥80–160
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥120–220
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥330–600
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥380–550
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥600–850
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥400–700
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85–170
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥85–120
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥120–170
- 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
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