There are 4 ways to get from Seoul to Jaffna by train, plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Jaffna
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Jaffna (JAF)plane ICN - JAF
25h 34mRs 212,056–552,567Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Trichy International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane ICN - TRZ
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
23h 33mRs 112,022–261,583Fly Gimpo International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Jaffna (JAF)plane GMP - JAF
29h 51mRs 191,466–431,988Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane ICN - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
25h 43m
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Jaffna is to train and fly and ferry which costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 270000 and takes 23h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Jaffna is to train and fly and ferry which takes 23h 33m and costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 270000.
The distance between Seoul and Jaffna is 5633 km.
It takes approximately 25h 34m to get from Seoul to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 3h 30m behind Seoul. It is currently 1:42 AM in Seoul and 10:12 PM in Jaffna.
There are 224+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
China Airlines, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Jaffna (JAF) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jaffna via Suvarnabhumi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–650,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jaffna via Yangon, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–650,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jaffna via Hong Kong, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–600,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jaffna via Colombo, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–550,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jaffna via Kuala Lumpur, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–550,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Jaffna via Kaohsiung, Suvarnabhumi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–800,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Jaffna via Kaohsiung, Don Muang, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–430,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–240,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Hong Kong, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–280,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kunming, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–240,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–550,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–340,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–250,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–270,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–1,400
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–1,400
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–1,400
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,100
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,200–4,100
Bus operators
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kachcheri
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,616
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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