There are 5 ways to get from Kathmandu to Gwangju by plane, bus, 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 to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane KTM - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
11h 28m₩374,048–794,794Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane KTM - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Stationtrain
- Take the train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
14h 47m₩304,683–829,014Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane KTM - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Stationtrain
- Take the train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
18h 7m₩511,136–1,917,568Fly to Gwangju
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Gwangju (KWJ)plane KTM - KWJ
15h 52m₩305,632–1,206,631Fly to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport, bus
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport (RSU)plane KTM - RSU
- Take the bus from Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminalbus
17h 52m₩320,935–1,206,575
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Gwangju is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩300,000 - ₩850,000 and takes 14h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Gwangju is to fly and bus and train which takes 11h 28m and costs ₩370,000 - ₩800,000.
The distance between Kathmandu and Gwangju is 4307 km.
It takes approximately 11h 28m to get from Kathmandu to Gwangju, including transfers.
Gwangju is 3h 15m ahead of Kathmandu. It is currently 12:26 AM in Kathmandu and 3:41 AM in Gwangju.
There are 126+ hotels available in Gwangju.
What companies run services between Kathmandu, Nepal and Gwangju, South Korea?
China Southern Airlines, Korean Air, and six other airlines fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Gwangju (KWJ) once daily.
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Gwangju via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,400,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,300,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–1,200,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–1,300,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–1,200,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩380,000–1,100,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Gwangju via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,200,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,300,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–1,100,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,200,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,400,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–1,800,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–1,100,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,900,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Gwangju via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–950,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–1,300,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–1,300,000
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–1,000,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩32,000–65,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩32,000–43,000
- First Class
- ₩46,000–65,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩19,000–37,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩19,000–26,000
- First Class
- ₩26,000–37,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–42,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩21,000–29,000
- First Class
- ₩29,000–42,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩19,000–37,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩19,000–26,000
- First Class
- ₩26,000–37,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–42,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩21,000–29,000
- First Class
- ₩29,000–42,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–41,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩22,000–41,000
- First Class
- ₩33,000–42,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–42,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩25,000–42,000
- First Class
- ₩37,000–46,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–41,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩22,000–41,000
- First Class
- ₩33,000–42,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–42,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩25,000–42,000
- First Class
- ₩37,000–46,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
Bus from Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–20,200
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩12,000–16,000
- Premium Excellence
- ₩20,200
- Premium Intercity
- ₩16,800
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