There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Xi'an by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 17m¥1,992–5,635Fly 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 8m¥1,758–6,087Train, 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
19h 58m¥2,383–7,605Bus 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 19m¥2,274–6,792Train 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 51m¥3,202–8,965
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Xi'an is to bus and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥6000 and takes 18h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Xi'an is to fly which takes 16h 8m and costs ¥1700 - ¥6500.
The distance between Glasgow and Xi'an is 8199 km.
It takes approximately 18h 17m to get from Glasgow to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 7h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 11:46 AM in Glasgow and 6:46 PM in Xi'an.
There are 564+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Xi'an, China?
British Airways, Tianjin Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) once daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–9,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Manchester, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Gatwick, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,500
- 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
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥250–340
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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
- 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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