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
19h 47m£192–613Fly Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane GMP - EDI
21h 28m£191–562Train 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
21h 2m£394–598Train 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 29m£249–797Fly Gimpo International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane GMP - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
25h 44m£613–1,347Train 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 45m£372–643Fly 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 16m£281–752
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 £190 - £600 and takes 21h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 19h 47m and costs £190 - £650.
The distance between Seoul and Edinburgh is 5419 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 47m to get from Seoul to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 8h behind Seoul. It is currently 4:25 PM in Seoul and 8:25 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2877+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Asiana Airlines, Hainan, and six other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 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
- £230–800
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–900
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cheju, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Gimhae, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Cheju, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Gimhae, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Newcastle via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Beijing Capital, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
- 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
- £200–600
- 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
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
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
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 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- 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 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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