There are 8 ways to get from Seoul to Qinghai by train, plane, subway, ferry, taxi, 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 to Incheon International Airport, fly to Xining
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Xining (XNN)plane ICN - XNN
9h 43m¥1,044–2,749Fly Gimpo International Airport to Lanzhou, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane GMP - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Ledutrain
12h 53m¥756–2,066Subway, ferry, train
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the train from Qingdao to Xi'an Northtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Xiningtrain
28h 47m¥1,434–2,094Fly Gimpo International Airport to Xining
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xining (XNN)plane GMP - XNN
10h 19m¥882–2,437Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Golmud Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Golmud Airport (GOQ)plane ICN - GOQ
10h 51m¥1,023–2,828Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Gannan Xiahe Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH)plane ICN - GXH
- Take the taxi from Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) to Rongwotaxi
18h 28m¥1,013–2,518Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Lanzhou, bus, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lanzhou (LHW)plane ICN - LHW
- Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Ledutrain
12h 41m¥768–2,078Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal to Gijisibus
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao to Huashan Northtrain
- Take the train from Huashan North to Xian North Stationtrain
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Minghe Southtrain
- Take the train from Minghe South to Xiningtrain
30h 43m¥1,573–2,228
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Xining (XNN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Qinghai is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥750 - ¥2100 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Qinghai is to train and fly which takes 9h 43m and costs ¥1000 - ¥2800.
The distance between Seoul and Qinghai is 2252 km.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Seoul to Qinghai, including transfers.
Qinghai is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 5:07 AM in Seoul and 4:07 AM in Qinghai.
There are 25+ hotels available in Qinghai.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Qinghai, China?
Asiana Airlines, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xining (XNN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,400
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Gimhae, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Golmud Airport via Beijing Capital, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Golmud Airport via Beijing Daxing, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,200
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Golmud Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lanzhou via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–5,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Qingdao, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Jinan, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,900
- Website
- flycua.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xining via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Golmud Airport via Beijing Daxing, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lanzhou via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,900
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Golmud Airport via Beijing Daxing, Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Lanzhou via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,900
- 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
- ¥22–28
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥22–28
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥22–28
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥22–28
- 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
- ¥10–14
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Qingdao to Xi'an North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥540–600
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥900–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
Train from Rizhao to Huashan North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥460–510
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,600
Train from Huashan North to Xian North Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Xi'an North to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥230–550
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥230–320
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥380–550
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Ledu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥65–120
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥65–90
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥80–120
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Ledu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥65–120
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥65–90
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥80–120
Train from Xi'an North to Minghe South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥200–470
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥200–280
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥330–470
Train from Minghe South to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥60–90
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal to Gijisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥50–75
- Schedules at
- txbuse.t-money.co.kr
- 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
- ¥608–804
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,206
- Royal
- ¥1,005
- Business
- ¥804
- Economy
- ¥704
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥729–904
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥904
- Business
- ¥729
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- ¥240–290
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