There are 7 ways to get from Seoul to Lukla by train, plane, unknown, subway, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport, travel
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane ICN - KTM
- Walk from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luklaunknown
13h 28mSubway, ferry, train, bus, travel
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the train from Qingdao to Guangyuantrain
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Walk from Zhangmu to Luklaunknown
3d 2hTrain, fly to Tumlingtar, travel
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tumlingtar (TMI)plane ICN - TMI
- Walk from Tumlingtar (TMI) to Luklaunknown
28h 30mTrain, fly to Rajbiraj, travel
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Rajbiraj (RJB)plane ICN - RJB
- Walk from Rajbiraj (RJB) to Luklaunknown
20h 22mTrain, fly to Janakpur Airport, travel
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Janakpur Airport (JKR)plane ICN - JKR
- Walk from Janakpur Airport (JKR) to Luklaunknown
14h 39mTrain, fly to Biratnagar Airport, travel
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Biratnagar Airport (BIR)plane ICN - BIR
- Walk from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) to Luklaunknown
15h 18mSubway, ferry, train, bus, travel via Chongqing West
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the train from Qingdao to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Walk from Zhangmu to Luklaunknown
3d 10h
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Seoul and Lukla is 4161 km.
It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Seoul to Lukla, including transfers.
Lukla is 3h 15m behind Seoul. It is currently 10:59 AM in Seoul and 7:44 AM in Lukla.
There are seven+ hotels available in Lukla.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Lukla, Nepal?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Lukla. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), then travel to Lukla. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Yongsan Station to Lukla via Incheon Station, Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal, Qingdao, Qingdao, Guangyuan, Lhasa, Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal, and Zhangmu in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- buddhaair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tumlingtar via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tumlingtar via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Rajbiraj via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Rajbiraj via Tianfu International, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Rajbiraj via Shanghai Pudong, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Janakpur Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Janakpur Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Biratnagar Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- novaairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Biratnagar Airport via Kunming, Tribhuvan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- 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
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Qingdao to Guangyuan
- 2nd Class Seat
- $105–120
- 1st Class Seat
- $170–200
- Business Class Seat
- $250–360
Train from Qingdao to Chongqing West
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–160
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- $230–260
- Business Class Seat
- $340–480
Train from Guangyuan to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- $35–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $75–95
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
Train from Chongqing West to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $92–121
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- $181
- Royal
- $151
- Business
- $121
- Economy
- $106
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $92–121
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- $181
- Royal
- $151
- Business
- $121
- Economy
- $106
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