There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Xi'an by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane EDI - XIY
17h 43m¥2,012–5,631Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane MAN - XIY
18h 57m¥2,432–6,022Train to Newcastle, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane NCL - XIY
17h 34m¥2,310–6,296Fly Edinburgh Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane EDI - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Xi'an Northtrain
21h 10m¥2,294–6,788
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Xi'an is to fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥6000 and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Xi'an is to train and fly which takes 17h 34m and costs ¥2300 - ¥6500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Xi'an is 8145 km.
It takes approximately 17h 43m to get from Edinburgh to Xi'an, including transfers.
Xi'an is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:42 PM in Edinburgh and 10:42 PM in Xi'an.
There are 547+ hotels available in Xi'an.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Xi'an, China?
Hainan, Ryanair, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) 4 times a week.
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- 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
- ¥1,900–6,000
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
- 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
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,500
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥320–550
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥360–550
- 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
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- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥240–340
- 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
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