There are 5 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
24h 29mRs 202,060–552,571Train 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 58mRs 107,228–241,889Fly Gimpo International Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Jaffna (JAF)plane GMP - JAF
30h 1mRs 191,468–441,991Train 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 58mTrain to Incheon International Airport, fly to Chennai International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane ICN - MAA
- Take the train from Tambaram to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
26h 34mRs 116,158–164,589
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. 170000 and takes 26h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Jaffna is to train and fly and ferry which takes 23h 58m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 250000.
The distance between Seoul and Jaffna is 5633 km.
It takes approximately 24h 29m to get from Seoul to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 3h 30m behind Seoul. It is currently 8:30 PM in Seoul and 5:00 PM in Jaffna.
There are 196+ 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, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jaffna via Yangon, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–650,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jaffna via Hong Kong, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jaffna via Colombo, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–550,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Jaffna via Kaohsiung, Suvarnabhumi, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–750,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Jaffna via Kaohsiung, Don Muang, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–440,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–240,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–290,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Hong Kong, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–270,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kunming, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–250,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–440,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–550,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–170,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–440,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–320,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–180,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–240,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–300,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–230,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–250,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–210,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–210,000
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
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 500–4,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,300–4,200
Train from Tambaram to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,700–6,000
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 22,818
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,818
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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