There are 3 ways to get from London to Xi'an by plane or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane LHR - XIY
13h 37m¥3,511–9,314Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane LGW - XIY
17h 46m¥1,945–5,808Fly London Heathrow Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane LHR - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
18h 23m¥3,102–8,995
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Xi'an is to train and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from London to Xi'an is to fly which takes 13h 37m and costs ¥3500 - ¥9500.
The distance between London and Xi'an is 8303 km.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from London to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 7h ahead of London. It is currently 9:54 AM in London and 4:54 PM in Xi'an.
There are 553+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between London, England and Xi'an, China?
Tianjin Airlines, Air China, and China Southern Airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–13,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–7,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–260
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–290
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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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