There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Seoul by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Gimpo International Airport
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane FRA - GMP
20h 1m₩570,541–1,534,995Train to Frankfurt, fly to Incheon International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane FRA - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
16h 10m₩452,941–837,795Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane DUS - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
19h 36m₩616,486–1,348,582Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane FMO - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
18h 32m₩826,151–3,010,124Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Incheon International Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane AMS - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
17h 44m₩518,181–1,206,893Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane CGN - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
20h 8m₩483,159–1,461,299
Frankfurt (FRA) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Seoul is to train and fly which costs ₩450,000 - ₩850,000 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Seoul is to train and fly which takes 16h 10m and costs ₩450,000 - ₩850,000.
The distance between Essen and Seoul is 8822 km.
It takes approximately 20h 1m to get from Essen to Seoul, including transfers.
Seoul is 7h ahead of Essen. It is currently 8:27 AM in Essen and 3:27 PM in Seoul.
There are 5478+ hotels available in Seoul.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Seoul, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Essen to Seoul. However, you can take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport (GMP), walk to Gimpo Airport, then take the train to Seoul Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Duesseldorf Flughafen, walk to D-Flughafen Bf, take the vehicle to D-Flughafen Terminal A/B, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Incheon International Airport (ICN), walk to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, then take the train to Seoul Station.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,900,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gimpo International Airport via Ulaanbaatar, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,000,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–700,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Incheon International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–700,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Incheon International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,400,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Incheon International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,400,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–140,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–140,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–44,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–49,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩28,000–60,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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