There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Seoul by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane EDI - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
18h 26m₩621,206–1,122,806Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane GLA - GMP
23h 28m₩462,052–1,463,696Fly Edinburgh Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane EDI - GMP
18h 57m₩768,806–1,620,006Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane MAN - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
22h₩604,656–1,200,120Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane MAN - GMP
22h 51m₩722,256–1,597,320
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Seoul is to fly and train which costs ₩600,000 - ₩1200,000 and takes 18h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Seoul is to fly and train which takes 18h 26m and costs ₩600,000 - ₩1200,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Seoul is 8670 km.
It takes approximately 18h 26m to get from Edinburgh to Seoul, including transfers.
Seoul is 9h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:11 PM in Edinburgh and 1:11 AM in Seoul.
There are 5179+ hotels available in Seoul.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Seoul, South Korea?
Hainan, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,500,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,600,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,500,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,600,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,100,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,400,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,400,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via London Heathrow, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,500,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,500,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–200,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–200,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩32,000–55,000
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩14,000–24,000
- Website
- Lumo
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