There are 5 ways to get from Seoul to Semporna by train, plane, 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 Tawau Airport, Minibus
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane ICN - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
13h 11mRM 799–2,152Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane ICN - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Sempornabus
21h 6mRM 554–2,777Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Sandakan Airport, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane ICN - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Sempornabus
19h 25mRM 742–1,899Fly Gimpo International Airport to Tawau Airport, Minibus
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane GMP - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
20h 42mRM 741–2,045Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)plane ICN - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Sempornabus
15h 36mRM 690–1,947
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Semporna is to train and fly and bus which costs RM 650 - RM 2000 and takes 15h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Semporna is to train and fly and Minibus which takes 13h 11m and costs RM 800 - RM 2200.
The distance between Seoul and Semporna is 3922 km.
It takes approximately 13h 11m to get from Seoul to Semporna, including transfers.
Semporna is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 12:06 AM in Seoul and 11:06 PM in Semporna.
There are 149+ hotels available in Semporna.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Semporna, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Semporna. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, then take the bus to Semporna. Alternatively, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), take the taxi to Sandakan Central, then take the bus to Semporna.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–1,800
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Gimhae, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,200
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Beijing Capital, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,200
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Beijing Daxing, Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,200
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tawau Airport via Osaka Kansai, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 340–2,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,600
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,200
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,200
- 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
- RM 13–17
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 13–17
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 13–17
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 13–17
- Website
- Arex
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 60
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 27
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 30
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 115
- Book at
- easybook.com
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