There are 7 ways to get from Seoul to Edinburgh by train or plane
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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£292–613Fly Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GMP - EDI
22h 33m£161–562Train 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 32m£335–598Train 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 41m£211–802Train 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
24h 35m£552–2,132Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ICN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 44m£352–1,003Fly Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GMP - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
25h 15m£391–1,352
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £160 - £600 and takes 22h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 21h 41m and costs £210 - £800.
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 12:59 PM in Seoul and 4:59 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2705+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Asiana Airlines, Hainan, and eight other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–2,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Prague, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–2,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–2,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–900
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–850
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cheju, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Gimhae, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Cheju, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Gimhae, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–750
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–950
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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