There are 6 ways to get from Glasgow to Xi'an by train or plane
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane EDI - XIY
18h 27m¥2,082–5,888Fly Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane GLA - XIY
17h 28m¥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
18h 37m¥2,383–7,104Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane EDI - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
21h 54m¥2,364–7,045Train 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
21h 29m¥3,100–8,962Fly Glasgow Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane GLA - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
21h 50m¥2,240–6,744
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 fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥6500 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Xi'an is to fly which takes 17h 28m and costs ¥1700 - ¥6500.
The distance between Glasgow and Xi'an is 8217 km.
It takes approximately 18h 27m to get from Glasgow to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 8h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 2:07 PM in Glasgow and 10:07 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) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Gatwick, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via London Gatwick, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Frankfurt, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- 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
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–260
- 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 Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–260
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–900
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥65–120
- 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 Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥65–120
- 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 27m
- 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
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
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