There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Seoul by train, plane, or bus
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane LHR - GMP
20h 3m₩560,457–2,347,277Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane LHR - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemunbus
17h 40m₩476,857–1,568,177Fly Cardiff Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane CWL - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemunbus
18h 35m₩776,974–2,933,312Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane BRS - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemunbus
18h 29m₩701,787–1,687,180Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane MAN - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemunbus
21h 24m₩524,885–1,559,097Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane MAN - GMP
21h 52m₩928,485–1,838,197
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Seoul is to train and fly and bus which costs ₩470,000 - ₩1600,000 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Seoul is to train and fly and bus which takes 17h 40m and costs ₩470,000 - ₩1600,000.
The distance between Cardiff and Seoul is 9145 km.
It takes approximately 20h 3m to get from Cardiff to Seoul, including transfers.
Seoul is 9h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 10:56 AM in Cardiff and 7:56 PM in Seoul.
There are 5003+ hotels available in Seoul.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Seoul, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Seoul. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport (GMP), walk to Gimpo Airport, then take the train to Seoul Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Barry, walk to Barry Hotel, take the line 304 bus to Cardiff Airport, walk to Cardiff Airport (CWL) airport, fly to Incheon International Airport (ICN), walk to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, then take the bus to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–650,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,700,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,600,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,300,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Incheon International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,800,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,600,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,000,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,000,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,700,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Incheon International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,900,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Incheon International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,800,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,800,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–550,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,300,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,500,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,000,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–190,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩24,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–230,000
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +82 2 2667 0386
- Website
- klimousine.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- klimousine.com
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