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
best- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xining (XNN)GMP - XNN
11h 13m¥679–2,736Subway, ferry, train via Xi'an
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Take the train from Qingdao to Xi'an North
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Xining
30h 5m¥1,364–2,018Subway, ferry, train
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
- Take the train from Weihai to Yantai South
- Take the train from Yantai South to Lanzhou West
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xining
34h 14m¥1,494–2,007Train to Incheon International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Xining (XNN)ICN - XNN
10h 18m¥842–3,148Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Take the train from Qingdao to Luoyanglongmen
- Take the train from Luoyanglongmen to Xining
31h 12m¥1,563–1,943Subway, ferry, train #2
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdao
- Take the train from Beidaihe to Beijing
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ledu
- Take the train from Ledu to Xining
2d 5h
Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xining (XNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Xining is to fly which costs ¥650 - ¥2800 and takes 11h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Xining is to train and fly which takes 10h 18m and costs ¥800 - ¥3200.
The distance between Seoul and Xining is 2245 km.
It takes approximately 11h 13m to get from Seoul to Xining, including transfers.
Xining is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 11:53 PM in Seoul and 10:53 PM in Xining.
There are 24+ hotels available in Xining.
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.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–8,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,300
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,500
- 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 Xi'an North to Xining
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥330–360
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥540–600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Yantai South to Lanzhou West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,100–3,100
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- Business Class Seat
- ¥200–290
Train from Qingdao to Luoyanglongmen
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥400–440
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥650–750
- Business Class Seat
- ¥950–1,400
Train from Luoyanglongmen to Xining
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥480–520
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥750–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
Train from Xi'an North to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥230–550
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥230–320
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥380–550
Train from Weihai to Yantai South
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–70
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–65
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–70
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥75–110
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Lanzhou West to Xining
Train from Ledu to Xining
- 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
- ¥21–28
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
Train from Beidaihe to Beijing
Train from Beijing West Station to Ledu
Train from Ledu to Xining
- Phone
- +82 2 2667 0386
- Website
- klimousine.com
Bus from Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥85–120
- Schedules at
- klimousine.com
- 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
- ¥591–781
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,172
- Royal
- ¥977
- Business
- ¥781
- Economy
- ¥684
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥538–781
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,172
- Royal
- ¥977
- Business
- ¥781
- Economy
- ¥684
- Phone
- +82 32 891 9600
- Website
- qininferry.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥781–1,648
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- ¥1,648
- First Class
- ¥781
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