There are 5 ways to get from Europe to South Korea by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Gimpo International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane FRA - GMP
22h 2m₩599,568–1,607,757Train to Frankfurt, fly to Incheon International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane FRA - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
18h 11m₩431,968–810,557Train to Frankfurt, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane FRA - PUS
19h 22m₩508,668–1,410,557Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane HAJ - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
21h 20mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane MUC - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
20h 20m₩627,549–1,406,512
Frankfurt (FRA) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to South Korea is to train and fly which costs ₩430,000 - ₩850,000 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to South Korea is to train and fly which takes 18h 11m and costs ₩430,000 - ₩850,000.
The distance between Europe and South Korea is 8761 km.
It takes approximately 22h 2m to get from Europe to South Korea, including transfers.
South Korea is 7h ahead of Europe. It is currently 11:59 in Europe and 18:59 in South Korea.
There are 5530+ hotels available in South Korea.
What companies run services between Europe and South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Europe to South Korea. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport (GMP), walk to Gimpo Airport, take the train to Seoul Station, walk to Seoul Station, then take the line 1 subway to City Hall Station. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS), walk to Gimhae Airport Int'l Terminal, take the bus to Gupo station, walk to Gupo Station, then take the train to Busan Station.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,900,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gimpo International Airport via Ulaanbaatar, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–1,900,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–650,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Incheon International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–650,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Incheon International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–2,100,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,900,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Gimpo International Airport via Shenyang, Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Incheon International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,200,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–650,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Incheon International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,600,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Gimpo International Airport via Ulaanbaatar, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–1,900,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Incheon International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–550,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,500,000
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Incheon International Airport via Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–850,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Incheon International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩27,000–60,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–31,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–210,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩39,000–60,000
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩23,000–95,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩13,000–55,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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