There are 8 ways to get from Leicester to China by bus, plane, train, or subway
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Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane BHX - PEK
16h 25m¥1,989–6,184Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LHR - PEK
14h 49m¥3,327–7,760Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LGW - PEK
14h 43m¥5,027–7,490Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane LHR - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
15h 23m¥3,832–8,269Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MAN - PEK
15h 31m¥3,330–6,204Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LHR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
16h 13m¥3,313–7,745Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
16h 44m¥3,276–7,584Fly East Midlands Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane EMA - PEK
16h 23m¥2,328–6,682
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to China is to bus and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥6500 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to China is to train and fly which takes 14h 43m and costs ¥5000 - ¥7500.
The distance between Leicester and China is 8229 km.
It takes approximately 16h 25m to get from Leicester to China, including transfers.
There are 639+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and China?
Ryanair, Hainan, and two other airlines fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 5 times a week.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,500
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–700
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–700
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–700
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–700
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–700
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥140–280
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥140–280
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- en.bcia.com.cn
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- https://en.bcia.com.cn/gsjssy.html
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥280–470
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥60–150
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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