There are 6 ways to get from Seoul to Xiamen by train, plane, 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 to Incheon International Airport, fly to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane ICN - XMN
6h 11m¥1,152–1,868Fly Gimpo International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane GMP - XMN
7h 22m¥540–1,956Subway, 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 Xiamen Northtrain
31h 18m¥1,495–1,871Bus, 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 West to Lianyungang Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Xinpu to Shanghai Southbus
- Take the bus from Shanghai South to Putuo Mountainbus
- Take the bus from Zhoushan Putuo to Xiamenbus
47h 20m¥1,280–1,824Fly Gimpo International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport, train
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN)plane GMP - JJN
- Take the train from Jinjiang to Xiamentrain
9h 14m¥760–2,261Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN)plane ICN - JJN
- Take the train from Jinjiang to Xiamentrain
9h 48m¥772–2,273
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Xiamen is to fly which costs ¥500 - ¥2000 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Xiamen is to train and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs ¥1100 - ¥1900.
The distance between Seoul and Xiamen is 1708 km.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Seoul to Xiamen, including transfers.
Xiamen is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 5:49 AM in Seoul and 4:49 AM in Xiamen.
There are 377+ hotels available in Xiamen.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Xiamen, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,200
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,700
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,200
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,100
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,100
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,500
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,200
- 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
- ¥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 Xiamen North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥850–1,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
Train from Rizhao West to Lianyungang Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥48–52
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- Business Class Seat
- ¥100–150
Train from Rizhao West to Lianyungang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥55–90
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥60–90
Train from Jinjiang to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
Train from Jinjiang to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
- 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
- ¥50–70
- Schedules at
- txbuse.t-money.co.kr
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Xinpu to Shanghai South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥140–200
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥140–200
Bus from Shanghai South to Putuo Mountain
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥95–150
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥95–140
- 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
- ¥604–799
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,198
- Royal
- ¥998
- Business
- ¥799
- Economy
- ¥699
- 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
- ¥724–899
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥899
- Business
- ¥724
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