There are 4 ways to get from Seoul to Lhasa by plane, bus, subway, ferry, or train
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Fly from Gimpo International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane GMP - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
14h 41m¥1,733–2,940Subway, ferry, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the train from Qingdao to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Xiningtrain
- Take the train from Xining to Lhasatrain
2d 1h¥1,534–2,477Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Pyeongtaek Express Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Chengdu East Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Stationbus
2d 16h¥1,964–2,753Train to Incheon International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane ICN - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
13h 31m¥1,646–5,552
Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Lhasa is to subway and ferry and train which costs ¥1500 - ¥2500 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Lhasa is to train and fly and bus which takes 13h 31m and costs ¥1600 - ¥6000.
The distance between Seoul and Lhasa is 3514 km.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Seoul to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 7:33 AM in Seoul and 6:33 AM in Lhasa.
There are 24+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Lhasa, China?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Lhasa. However, you can take the train to Gimpo Airport, walk to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), walk to Lhasa Airport, then take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Yongsan Station to Lhasa via Incheon Station, Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal, Qingdao, Qingdao, Xi'an North, Xining, and Xining in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital, Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–7,000
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–13
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Qingdao to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥540–600
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥900–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
Train from Rizhao West to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,350
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,700
Train from Xi'an North to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥230–550
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥230–320
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥380–550
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥20–27
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangsu/nanjing/airport.htm
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Pyeongtaek Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥21–40
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥27–40
- Economy
- ¥21–26
- Excellent
- ¥38
- Economy
- ¥30
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- ferryto.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥576–763
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,144
- Royal
- ¥953
- Business
- ¥763
- Economy
- ¥667
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥691–858
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥858
- Business
- ¥691
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