There are 8 ways to get from Seoul to Lukla by train, plane, unknown, subway, ferry, or bus
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Train, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport, travel
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)ICN - KTM
- Walk from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Lukla
13h 43mSubway, ferry, train, bus, travel via Guangyuan
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Take the train from Qingdao to Guangyuan
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Lhasa
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
- Walk from Zhangmu to Lukla
3d 2hTrain, fly to Phaplu Airport, travel
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Phaplu Airport (PPL)ICN - PPL
- Walk from Phaplu Airport (PPL) to Lukla
27h 9mTrain, fly to Janakpur Airport, travel
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Janakpur Airport (JKR)ICN - JKR
- Walk from Janakpur Airport (JKR) to Lukla
15h 19mTrain, fly to Simara Airport, travel
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Simara Airport (SIF)ICN - SIF
- Walk from Simara Airport (SIF) to Lukla
20h 39mTrain, fly to Biratnagar Airport, travel
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Biratnagar Airport (BIR)ICN - BIR
- Walk from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Lukla
15h 48mTrain, fly to Bhojpur Airport, travel
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Bhojpur Airport (BHP)ICN - BHP
- Walk from Bhojpur Airport (BHP) to Lukla
28hSubway, ferry, train, bus, travel
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Take the train from Qingdao to Bengbu South
- Take the train from Bengbu to Lhasa
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
- Walk from Zhangmu to Lukla
3d 10h
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Seoul and Lukla is 4161 km.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Seoul to Lukla, including transfers.
Lukla is 3h 15m behind Seoul. It is currently 6:05 PM in Seoul and 2:50 PM in Lukla.
There are seven+ hotels available in Lukla.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Lukla, Nepal?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Lukla. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), then travel to Lukla. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Yongsan Station to Lukla via Incheon Station, Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal, Qingdao, Qingdao, Guangyuan, Lhasa, Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal, and Zhangmu in around 3d 2h.
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- Website
- buddhaair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Janakpur Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Janakpur Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Simara Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Simara Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Simara Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Simara Airport via Hong Kong, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Simara Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Simara Airport via Tianfu International, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Biratnagar Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Biratnagar Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Phaplu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Phaplu Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Bhojpur Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Bhojpur Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- yetiairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Biratnagar Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- 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
- $3–4
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
- 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
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Qingdao to Guangyuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $100–110
- 1st Class Seat
- $160–180
- Business Class Seat
- $250–360
Train from Qingdao to Bengbu South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $50–55
- 1st Class Seat
- $80–90
- Business Class Seat
- $120–180
Train from Guangyuan to Lhasa
Train from Bengbu to Lhasa
- 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
- $82–109
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- $163
- Royal
- $136
- Business
- $109
- Economy
- $95
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