There are 7 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 Tumlingtar, travel
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tumlingtar (TMI)ICN - TMI
- Walk from Tumlingtar (TMI) to Lukla
20h 40mTrain, 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
26h 54mTrain, 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 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 48mSubway, 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 6:53 AM in Seoul and 3:38 AM in Lukla.
There are 35+ 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.
- Website
- buddhaair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tumlingtar via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tumlingtar via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tumlingtar via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Janakpur Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Janakpur Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Biratnagar Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Phaplu Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Phaplu Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- 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
- $190–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Biratnagar Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- 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
- 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
- $240–350
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
- $84–110
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- $165
- Royal
- $138
- Business
- $110
- Economy
- $97
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