There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SHA - EDI
17h 56m£180–600Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PVG - GLA
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
19h 35m£175–506Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PVG - EDI
17h 28m£175–486Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane PVG - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
22h 6m£289–833Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PVG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Haymarkettrain
19h 46m£425–806Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NTG - EDI
20h 48m£229–715Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane WUX - EDI
19h 29m£214–663
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is to fly which costs £170 - £490 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is to fly which takes 17h 28m and costs £170 - £490.
The distance between Shanghai and Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is 5637 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 56m to get from Shanghai to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), including transfers.
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 2:25 AM in Shanghai and 7:25 PM in Edinburgh Airport (EDI).
There are 3010+ hotels available in Edinburgh Airport (EDI).
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Scotland?
Hainan and Air China fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £270–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–650
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Xi An, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £170–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–460
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £270–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–490
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–480
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- £6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- £10–12
- Business Class Seat
- £14–21
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £5–8
- Hard Sleeper
- £5–9
- Soft Sleeper
- £13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £6–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- £8–12
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- £2–4
- Hard sleeper
- £5–8
- Soft sleeper
- £9–12
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- £7–11
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