There are 7 ways to get from London to Gwangju by plane, train, or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport, train
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane LHR - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
20h 14m₩537,194–2,044,584Fly London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane LHR - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
17h 58m₩477,194–1,245,584Fly London Heathrow Airport to Gwangju
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gwangju (KWJ)plane LHR - KWJ
20h 13m₩610,594–2,163,984Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Gwangju
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Gwangju (KWJ)plane LGW - KWJ
19h 6m₩571,149–2,042,835Fly London Heathrow Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport (RSU)plane LHR - RSU
- Take the bus from Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminalbus
23h 16m₩635,194–2,196,584Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane LGW - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Stationtrain
- Take the train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
21h 23m₩570,749–1,939,435Fly London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane LHR - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Stationtrain
- Take the train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
21h 50m₩710,194–2,460,584
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Gwangju is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩470,000 - ₩1300,000 and takes 17h 58m.
The fastest way to get from London to Gwangju is to fly and bus and train which takes 17h 58m and costs ₩470,000 - ₩1300,000.
The distance between London and Gwangju is 9198 km.
It takes approximately 20h 14m to get from London to Gwangju, including transfers.
Gwangju is 9h ahead of London. It is currently 3:20 AM in London and 12:20 PM in Gwangju.
There are 126+ hotels available in Gwangju.
What companies run services between London, England and Gwangju, South Korea?
Air China, Korean Air, and five other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gwangju (KWJ) every 4 hours.
- 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
- ₩490,000–1,600,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–1,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,900,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gwangju via Beijing Daxing, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gwangju via Beijing Capital, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gwangju via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gwangju via Beijing Capital, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gwangju via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Beijing Capital, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,900,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Beijing Daxing, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Beijing Capital, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Beijing Daxing, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
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
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gwangju via Beijing Capital, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gwangju via Beijing Daxing, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gwangju via Beijing Capital, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,900,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,800,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,700,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
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
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
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
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
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
- ₩490,000–1,600,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–800,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,900,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,700,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,600,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–700,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩32,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩32,000–43,000
- First Class
- ₩46,000–65,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩19,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩19,000–26,000
- First Class
- ₩26,000–37,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩21,000–29,000
- First Class
- ₩29,000–42,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩19,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- ₩19,000–28,000
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩30,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–41,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩22,000–41,000
- First Class
- ₩33,000–42,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩25,000–42,000
- First Class
- ₩37,000–46,000
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–16,800
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ₩12,000–16,000
Bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
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