There are 6 ways to get from Seoul to Xining by plane, subway, ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Gimpo International Airport
best- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xining (XNN)plane GMP - XNN
11h 13m¥679–2,136Subway, ferry, train via Xi'an
- 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
30h 5m¥1,365–2,018Subway, ferry, train
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihaiferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Yantai Southtrain
- Take the train from Yantai South to Lanzhou Westtrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xiningtrain
34h 14m¥1,448–2,007Train to Incheon International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Xining (XNN)plane ICN - XNN
10h 33m¥843–2,848Bus, 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 Lankao Southtrain
- Take the train from Lankao South to Zhengzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Xiningtrain
31h 35m¥1,551–1,863Subway, ferry, train #2
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdaoferry
- Take the train from Beidaihe to Beijingtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ledutrain
- Take the train from Ledu to Xiningtrain
2d 5h¥1,064–2,401
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 - ¥2200 and takes 11h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Xining is to train and fly which takes 10h 33m and costs ¥800 - ¥2900.
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 8:54 PM in Seoul and 7:54 PM in Xining.
There are 26+ hotels available in Xining.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Xining, China?
Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xining (XNN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,700
- 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
- ¥9–14
- 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 Rizhao West to Lankao South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥210–230
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥340–380
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Lankao South to Zhengzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥50–55
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥80–90
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Zhengzhou East to Xining
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥530–580
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥850–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
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
- Hard Seat
- ¥28–40
- Hard sleeper
- ¥60–85
- Soft sleeper
- ¥100–130
Train from Ledu to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥16–23
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–55
- Soft sleeper
- ¥65–90
- 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
- ¥21–27
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
Train from Beidaihe to Beijing
- Adult - second class
- ¥90–130
Train from Beijing West Station to Ledu
- Hard Seat
- ¥170–250
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥380–450
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥500–750
Train from Ledu to Xining
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥30–65
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥100–150
- 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
- ¥22–38
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥32–36
- Economy
- ¥22–26
- 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
- ¥583–771
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,156
- Royal
- ¥963
- Business
- ¥771
- Economy
- ¥674
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥531–771
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,156
- Royal
- ¥963
- Business
- ¥771
- Economy
- ¥674
- 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
- ¥699–867
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥867
- Business
- ¥699
- Phone
- +82 32 891 9600
- Website
- qininferry.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥771–1,625
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- ¥1,625
- First Class
- ¥771
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