What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Edinburgh to China one-way?

For one-way options, check prices for Hainan Airlines. According to our data, you can fly for as low as £383. Users have also found prices from £548 and £702 on British Airways and Turkish Airlines, respectively.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in China ranges from 30.0 - 260.0 inches per month. May is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 260.0 mm. December is typically the driest time to visit China when rainfall is around 30.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to China, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 28.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 14.0 C).

What are the most popular routes from Edinburgh to China?

When deciding which route to take from Edinburgh to China consider Edinburgh Turnhouse - Beijing Capital, Edinburgh Turnhouse - Beijing Daxing Intl or Edinburgh Turnhouse - Shanghai Hongqiao Intl as they are the most popular.

What are the most popular airlines that fly from Edinburgh to China?

When booking a flight from Edinburgh to China, you may want to consider flying on British Airways, Hainan Airlines or KLM as they are the most popular for this route.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Edinburgh to China?

Our data shows that April tends to be the cheapest month to fly to China from Edinburgh. Users have commonly found prices around £637 for the month, but tickets can be as low as £345. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in December.

What airport do you fly from for flights from Edinburgh to China?

For a flight from Edinburgh to China, you will be flying from Turnhouse. Edinburgh Turnhouse (EDI) is just 6.8 mi from the center of the city.

Can I find deals for flights from Edinburgh to China that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Edinburgh to China flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Edinburgh to China?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Edinburgh to China.

Can I find deals for business class flights from Edinburgh to China?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Edinburgh to China by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

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Cheap flight deals from Edinburgh to China

Round-trip from	£501
One-way from	£308
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	April
Average price	£611
Good round-trip deal	£593 or less
Good one-way deal	£462 or less

Hainan Airlines
5/9-19/9
2 total stops
41h 45m total
Edinburgh to China

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35h 15m total
Edinburgh to China

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Cheapest flights from Edinburgh to China
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Edinburgh to China. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 1 July 2025.

Fri 5/912:00EDI - PVG

1 stop15h 00mHainan Airlines

Fri 19/911:15PVG - EDI

1 stop26h 45mHainan Airlines

Deal found 30/6£501

Fri 28/1111:00EDI - PEK

1 stop21h 15mTurkish Airlines

Thu 4/1200:45PEK - EDI

1 stop17h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 29/6£502

Fri 28/1108:25EDI - PKX

1 stop23h 00mMultiple Airlines

Fri 5/1214:20PKX - EDI

1 stop16h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 29/6£504

Tue 30/907:00EDI - PEK

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 9/1021:30PEK - EDI

2 stops32h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/6£537

Mon 15/912:00EDI - PEK

Nonstop10h 10mHainan Airlines

Sun 28/903:10PEK - EDI

Nonstop10h 50mHainan Airlines

Deal found 30/6£556

Fri 28/1117:30EDI - PEK

1 stop30h 20mLufthansa

Fri 5/1215:00PEK - EDI

2 stops33h 55mLufthansa

Deal found 29/6£599

Tue 16/1211:25EDI - PVG

1 stop23h 40mMultiple Airlines

Tue 30/1212:40PVG - EDI

1 stop28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/7£666

Fri 28/1117:30EDI - PEK

2 stops28h 00mAustrian Airlines

Thu 4/1202:40PEK - EDI

2 stops22h 10mAustrian Airlines

Deal found 29/6£671

Wed 9/721:15EDI - PVG

1 stop27h 40mBritish Airways

Wed 23/711:00PVG - EDI

1 stop18h 15mBritish Airways

Deal found 28/6£697

Tue 26/816:50EDI - PVG

1 stop16h 55mTurkish Airlines

Wed 3/922:25PVG - EDI

1 stop18h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 30/6£698

Fri 15/812:00EDI - SHA

1 stop15h 00mHainan Airlines

Fri 22/819:00SHA - EDI

1 stop19h 00mHainan Airlines

Deal found 1/7£702

Thu 10/706:00EDI - PVG

1 stop17h 50mChina Eastern

Sat 26/711:15PVG - EDI

1 stop28h 10mChina Eastern

Deal found 28/6£702

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Fri 5/912:00EDI - PVG

1 stop15h 00mHainan Airlines

Fri 19/911:15PVG - EDI

1 stop26h 45mHainan Airlines

Deal found 30/6£501

Fri 28/1111:00EDI - PEK

1 stop21h 15mTurkish Airlines

Thu 4/1200:45PEK - EDI

1 stop17h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 29/6£502

Fri 28/1108:25EDI - PKX

1 stop23h 00mMultiple Airlines

Fri 5/1214:20PKX - EDI

1 stop16h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 29/6£504

Fri 28/1117:30EDI - PEK

1 stop30h 20mLufthansa

Fri 5/1215:00PEK - EDI

2 stops33h 55mLufthansa

Deal found 29/6£599

Fri 28/1117:30EDI - PEK

2 stops28h 00mAustrian Airlines

Thu 4/1202:40PEK - EDI

2 stops22h 10mAustrian Airlines

Deal found 29/6£671

Fri 11/706:00EDI - PVG

1 stop18h 00mChina Eastern

Sat 26/711:15PVG - EDI

1 stop28h 10mChina Eastern

Deal found 28/6£702

Sun 13/721:05EDI - PVG

1 stop27h 50mBritish Airways

Wed 23/711:00PVG - EDI

1 stop28h 35mBritish Airways

Deal found 28/6£738

Mon 1/918:35EDI - DLC

2 stops22h 50mChina Southern

Tue 30/916:00DLC - EDI

2 stops31h 25mChina Southern

Deal found 30/6£762

Thu 14/813:20EDI - PEK

2 stops19h 35mKLM

Thu 11/910:55PEK - EDI

1 stop36h 30mKLM

Deal found 30/6£767

Thu 18/1208:15EDI - PVG

1 stop26h 40mFinnair

Tue 30/1221:00PVG - EDI

1 stop28h 50mFinnair

Deal found 1/7£779

Thu 14/815:10EDI - PKX

1 stop16h 15mQatar Airways

Wed 10/901:45PKX - EDI

1 stop18h 55mQatar Airways

Deal found 30/6£908

Tue 30/907:00EDI - PEK

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 9/1021:30PEK - EDI

2 stops32h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/6£537

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Wed 9/721:15EDI - PVG

1 stop27h 40mBritish Airways

Wed 23/711:00PVG - EDI

1 stop18h 15mBritish Airways

Deal found 28/6£697

Wed 9/706:00EDI - PVG

1 stop16h 55mMultiple Airlines

Sat 26/701:10PVG - EDI

2 stops39h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6£757

Wed 9/717:15EDI - SHA

2 stops18h 05mChina Southern

Tue 29/708:35SHA - EDI

2 stops20h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 28/6£997

Wed 9/709:10EDI - PVG

2 stops33h 10mChina Southern

Mon 28/721:55PVG - EDI

2 stops30h 50mChina Southern

Deal found 28/6£997

Wed 9/717:10EDI - SHA

2 stops40h 45mLufthansa

Sat 26/708:55SHA - EDI

2 stops38h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 28/6£1,050

Wed 9/708:25EDI - PVG

1 stop24h 55mQatar Airways

Tue 22/700:35PVG - EDI

1 stop20h 05mQatar Airways

Deal found 28/6£1,128

Thu 10/706:00EDI - PVG

1 stop17h 50mChina Eastern

Sat 26/711:15PVG - EDI

1 stop28h 10mChina Eastern

Deal found 28/6£702

Thu 10/717:10EDI - PVG

1 stop29h 00mLufthansa

Thu 24/701:55PVG - EDI

1 stop21h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 28/6£914

Fri 11/712:00EDI - SHA

1 stop15h 55mHainan Airlines

Sun 27/719:00SHA - EDI

1 stop19h 00mHainan Airlines

Deal found 28/6£873

Fri 11/712:00EDI - PVG

1 stop15h 00mHainan Airlines

Fri 25/711:15PVG - EDI

1 stop26h 45mHainan Airlines

Deal found 28/6£873

Fri 11/708:25EDI - PVG

1 stop26h 45mFinnair

Tue 29/720:50PVG - EDI

1 stop17h 50mFinnair

Deal found 28/6£1,052

Fri 11/708:40EDI - PVG

1 stop16h 00mSWISS

Thu 24/710:10PVG - EDI

1 stop38h 50mSWISS

Deal found 28/6£1,164

One-way flights from Edinburgh to China
Search for one-way flight options from Edinburgh to China. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 1 July 2025.

Mon 8/906:00EDI - PEK

3 stops35h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/6£308

Mon 8/919:40EDI - PKX

3 stops58h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/6£318

Thu 18/915:40EDI - PVG

1 stop31h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/7£335

Thu 18/906:00EDI - SHA

3 stops33h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/7£355

Wed 30/712:45EDI - CTU

3 stops43h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 29/6£378

Mon 8/912:00EDI - PEK

Nonstop10h 10mHainan Airlines

Deal found 30/6£383

Mon 18/808:55EDI - PVG

1 stop16h 00mBritish Airways

Deal found 29/6£548

Fri 18/716:50EDI - PEK

1 stop15h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 1/7£702

Sun 27/717:10EDI - CTU

2 stops41h 05mLufthansa

Deal found 29/6£744

Fri 18/705:55EDI - PEK

2 stops29h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 30/6£753

Fri 18/706:00EDI - PKX

2 stops33h 10mChina Southern

Deal found 29/6£771

Fri 18/721:50EDI - PEK

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Deal found 29/6£795

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EdinburghShanghai

EDI - PVG

EDIPVG

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 5/9

12:00-10:00

1 stop15h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 19/9

11:15-07:00

1 stop26h 45m

£501

EdinburghBeijing

EDI - PEK

EDIPEK

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 28/11

11:00-16:15

1 stop21h 15m

Beijing Capital

Thu 4/12

00:45-10:00

1 stop17h 15m

£502

EdinburghBeijing

EDI - PKX

EDIPKX

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 28/11

08:25-15:25

1 stop23h 00m

Beijing Daxing Intl

Fri 5/12

14:20-22:30

1 stop16h 10m

£504

EdinburghBeijing

EDI - PEK

EDIPEK

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 30/9

07:00-18:00

2 stops28h 00m

Beijing Capital

Thu 9/10

21:30-22:55

2 stops32h 25m

£537

EdinburghBeijing

EDI - PEK

EDIPEK

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 15/9

12:00-05:10

Nonstop10h 10m

Beijing Capital

Sun 28/9

03:10-07:00

Nonstop10h 50m

£556

EdinburghBeijing

EDI - PEK

EDIPEK

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 28/11

17:30-07:50

1 stop30h 20m

Beijing Capital

Fri 5/12

15:00-16:55

2 stops33h 55m

£599

EdinburghShanghai

EDI - PVG

EDIPVG

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 16/12

11:25-19:05

1 stop23h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 30/12

12:40-08:40

1 stop28h 00m

£666

EdinburghBeijing

EDI - PEK

EDIPEK

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 28/11

17:30-05:30

2 stops28h 00m

Beijing Capital

Thu 4/12

02:40-16:50

2 stops22h 10m

£671

EdinburghShanghai

EDI - PVG

EDIPVG

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 26/8

16:50-16:45

1 stop16h 55m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 3/9

22:25-09:35

1 stop18h 10m

£698

EdinburghShanghai

EDI - PVG

EDIPVG

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 11/7

06:00-07:00

1 stop18h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 26/7

11:15-08:25

1 stop28h 10m

£702

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Everything you need to know about your flight from Edinburgh to China

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Edinburgh to China?

Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Edinburgh to China (average of £572). Flying from Edinburgh to China in July is currently the most expensive (average of £878). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from EDI to CN?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Edinburgh to China as you normally would.

Reviews of airlines servicing China

See what other customers who have flown with Hainan Airlines, Emirates, andKLM from Edinburgh to China have to say. You can also see how each airline compares in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Hainan Airlines

8.2

Very Good

41 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 2

10.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Mar 2025

CAN - PEK

Excellent services. The staff were amazing. Although if there was something that I could suggest to improve the services I’d say that snacks and drinks should be offered in between meals. Other than that then it was a lovely flight.

Hainan Airlines

8.2

Very Good

41 reviews

Hainan Airlines

8.2

Very Good

41 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 2

10.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Mar 2025

CAN - PEK

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,285 reviews

Hainan Airlines

8.2

Very Good

41 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 2

10.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Mar 2025

CAN - PEK

KLM

7.8

Good

1,366 reviews

Hainan Airlines

8.2

Very Good

41 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 2

10.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Mar 2025

CAN - PEK

Austrian Airlines

7.6

Good

807 reviews

Hainan Airlines

8.2

Very Good

41 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 2

10.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Mar 2025

CAN - PEK

China Southern

7.6

Good

100 reviews

Hainan Airlines

8.2

Very Good

41 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 2

10.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Mar 2025

CAN - PEK

Related info for your journey

What airport do you fly from for flights from Edinburgh to China?
For a flight from Edinburgh to China, you will be flying from Turnhouse. Edinburgh Turnhouse (EDI) is just 6.8 mi from the center of the city.
What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Edinburgh to China one-way?
For one-way options, check prices for Hainan Airlines. According to our data, you can fly for as low as £383. Users have also found prices from £548 and £702 on British Airways and Turkish Airlines, respectively.
What are the most popular routes from Edinburgh to China?
When deciding which route to take from Edinburgh to China consider Edinburgh Turnhouse - Beijing Capital, Edinburgh Turnhouse - Beijing Daxing Intl or Edinburgh Turnhouse - Shanghai Hongqiao Intl as they are the most popular.
Can I find deals for flights from Edinburgh to China that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Edinburgh to China flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Edinburgh to China?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Edinburgh to China.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Edinburgh to China?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Edinburgh to China by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Edinburgh to China?
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Edinburgh to China (average of £572). Flying from Edinburgh to China in July is currently the most expensive (average of £878). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 6 airlines flying from Edinburgh to China

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Hainan Airlines	Cheapest£337	Average£609	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time61%	Search Hainan Airlines flights
Air France	Cheapest£400	Average£544	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Air France flights
China Eastern	Cheapest£438	Average£553	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time62%	Search China Eastern flights
KLM	Cheapest£438	Average£568	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search KLM flights
British Airways	Cheapest£469	Average£595	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time70%	Search British Airways flights
Qatar Airways	Cheapest£634	Average£848	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%	Search Qatar Airways flights

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