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There are 6 ways to get from Seoul to Xining by plane, subway, ferry, train, or bus

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Fly from Gimpo International Airport
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1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xining (XNN)GMP - XNN
11h 13m
¥679–2,736
Subway, ferry, train via Xi'an
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
3. Take the train from Qingdao to Xi'an North
4. Take the train from Xi'an North to Xining
30h 5m
¥1,364–2,018
Subway, ferry, train
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
3. Take the train from Weihai to Yantai South
4. Take the train from Yantai South to Lanzhou West
5. Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xining
34h 14m
¥1,494–2,007
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly
1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Xining (XNN)ICN - XNN
10h 18m
¥842–3,148
Bus, ferry, train
1. Take the bus from Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
3. Take the train from Qingdao to Luoyanglongmen
4. Take the train from Luoyanglongmen to Xining
31h 12m
¥1,563–1,943
Subway, ferry, train #2
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdao
3. Take the train from Beidaihe to Beijing
4. Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ledu
5. Take the train from Ledu to Xining
2d 5h

Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xining (XNN) flights

28Weekly Planes

9h 16mAverage Duration

¥686Cheapest Price

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Distance: 2,244.6 km
Duration: 11h 13m

What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Xining, China?

Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xining (XNN) 4 times a day.

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Xining(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Xining, alternatively known as Sining, is the capital of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Xining

Ma Bufang Mansion(Opens in a new window)

Ma Bufang Mansion was the mansion of the Chinese Muslim warlord and General Ma Bufang and his family from 1943–1949, and now is a tourist attraction, in Xining, Qinghai, China. Ma Bufang was a Kuomintang party member, so the mansion has numerous portraits of the Kuomintang founder Sun Yatsen and Blue Sky with a White Sun flags.

People's Park(Opens in a new window)

People's Park is an urban public park in central Xining, capital of Qinghai province in western China. Covering an area of 40 hectare, it is the largest park in downtown Xining. The park was established in 1959 and expanded in 1964.

Kumbum Monastery(Opens in a new window)

Kumbum Monastery (, THL Kumbum Jampa Ling), also called Ta'er Temple, is a Tibetan gompa in Huangzhong County, Xining, Qinghai, China. It was founded in 1583 in a narrow valley close to the village of Lusar in the historical Tibetan region of Amdo. Its superior monastery is Drepung Monastery, immediately to the west of Lhasa. It is ranked in importance as second only to Lhasa.

Places to stay in Xining

LETE Hostel(Opens in a new window)

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Sofitel Xining(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

The Sebel Xining-Managed By Sofitel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Jinjiang Inn Xi'ning Wanda Plaza(Opens in a new window)

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