There are 7 ways to get from Seoul to Edinburgh by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ICN - EDI
21h 42m£363–513Fly Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GMP - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
25h 42m£216–582Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ICN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 30m£243–788Fly Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GMP - EDI
22h 43m£441–612Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ICN - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
21h 37m£224–638Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ICN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 55m£306–995Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane ICN - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 56m£605–1,816
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £210 - £600 and takes 25h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 21h 37m and costs £220 - £650.
The distance between Seoul and Edinburgh is 5419 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 42m to get from Seoul to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 8h behind Seoul. It is currently 4:36 PM in Seoul and 8:36 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2738+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Air China, Hainan, and six other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,800
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cheju, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Gimhae, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Cheju, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–470
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–460
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–460
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–470
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–800
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £270–850
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Beijing Daxing, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–480
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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