There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Glasgow by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SHA - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
19h 2m£187–611Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SHA - GLA
19h 50m£183–555Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane PVG - GLA
18h 32m£188–491Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PVG - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
18h 44m£192–497Fly 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 Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Glasgow Centraltrain
19h 19m£363–691Fly 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 Glasgow Queen Streettrain
22h 14m£329–813Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane WUX - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
20h 35m£221–674
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Glasgow is to fly and bus which costs £190 - £500 and takes 18h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Glasgow is to fly which takes 18h 32m and costs £180 - £500.
The distance between Shanghai and Glasgow is 5677 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 2m to get from Shanghai to Glasgow, including transfers.
Glasgow is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 9:13 PM in Shanghai and 2:13 PM in Glasgow.
There are 1504+ hotels available in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Glasgow, Scotland?
KLM, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Beijing Capital, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Beijing Capital, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–750
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
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