There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Seoul by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane EDI - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
18h 11m₩513,871–1,524,971Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane GLA - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
19h 21m₩830,040–1,291,484Fly Edinburgh Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane EDI - GMP
20h 6m₩571,371–1,722,671Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane MAN - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
21h 45m₩724,947–1,294,790Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane ABZ - GMP
21h 58m₩836,019–2,424,834Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane MAN - GMP
22h 25m₩722,447–1,892,490
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Seoul is to train and fly which costs ₩800,000 - ₩1300,000 and takes 19h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Seoul is to fly and train which takes 18h 11m and costs ₩500,000 - ₩1600,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Seoul is 8670 km.
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Edinburgh to Seoul, including transfers.
Seoul is 8h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:11 PM in Edinburgh and 3:11 AM in Seoul.
There are 5001+ hotels available in Seoul.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Seoul, South Korea?
Hainan, Air China, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Gimpo International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,300,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,400,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,200,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Gimpo International Airport via London Gatwick, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,300,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,500,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Incheon International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,800,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,500,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Incheon International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,200,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,500,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,500,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,200,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,200,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Incheon International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Incheon International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,900,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–5,500
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩41,000–80,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–210,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩27,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–130,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–290,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–120,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–190,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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