What are the most popular cities to visit in South Korea?

South Korea is full of interesting cities to visit if you’re interested in touring the country. The majority of our users (64%) visit Incheon more than other cities in the country, but other popular cities in South Korea include Seoul and Jeju City.

How long is the flight from South Africa to South Korea?

The average flight duration from South Africa to South Korea depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Incheon Intl is 17h 55m on average, while flying from Cape Town Intl to Incheon Intl is 21h 30m on average. Incheon Intl is the most popular airport in South Korea.

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Qatar Airways

Nov 4

CPT

21h 40m

1 stop

ICN

Nov 14

ICN

24h 05m

1 stop

CPT

R13 451

Qatar Airways

Nov 5

CPT

21h 40m

1 stop

ICN

Nov 20

ICN

23h 00m

1 stop

CPT

R13 565

Qatar Airways

Oct 21

CPT

22h 15m

1 stop

ICN

Oct 27

ICN

24h 05m

1 stop

CPT

R13 842

Etihad Airways

Oct 22

JNB

18h 10m

1 stop

ICN

Oct 27

ICN

21h 30m

1 stop

JNB

R14 688

Qatar Airways

Nov 16

JNB

20h 30m

1 stop

ICN

Nov 28

ICN

22h 15m

1 stop

JNB

R14 868

Etihad Airways

Oct 28

JNB

17h 55m

1 stop

ICN

Nov 4

ICN

21h 30m

1 stop

JNB

R14 965

Etihad Airways

Oct 28

JNB

17h 55m

1 stop

ICN

Nov 4

ICN

21h 30m

1 stop

JNB

R15 096

Etihad Airways

Nov 19

JNB

17h 55m

1 stop

ICN

Nov 22

ICN

21h 30m

1 stop

JNB

R15 503

Etihad Airways

Dec 1

JNB

29h 05m

1 stop

ICN

Dec 9

ICN

38h 05m

1 stop

JNB

R15 519

Etihad Airways

Nov 19

JNB

17h 55m

1 stop

ICN

Nov 22

ICN

21h 30m

1 stop

JNB

R15 535

Etihad Airways

Nov 30

JNB

17h 55m

1 stop

ICN

Dec 11

ICN

21h 30m

1 stop

JNB

R15 552

Ethiopian Air

Oct 23

JNB

18h 30m

1 stop

ICN

Oct 31

ICN

20h 25m

1 stop

JNB

R15 780

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Cathay Pacific

Nov 21

JNB

19h 10m

1 stop

PUS

Nov 25

PUS

30h 45m

1 stop

JNB

R20 909

Cathay Pacific

Nov 21

JNB

19h 10m

1 stop

PUS

Nov 25

PUS

30h 45m

1 stop

JNB

R20 974

Cathay Pacific

Nov 21

JNB

19h 10m

1 stop

PUS

Nov 25

PUS

30h 45m

1 stop

JNB

R20 991

Cathay Pacific

Nov 21

JNB

19h 10m

1 stop

PUS

Nov 25

PUS

30h 45m

1 stop

JNB

R21 039

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Oct 30

JNB

35h 05m

3 stops

PUS

Nov 6

PUS

29h 50m

3 stops

JNB

R21 691

Multiple Airlines

Oct 30

JNB

34h 05m

3 stops

PUS

Nov 6

PUS

33h 40m

2 stops

JNB

R21 886

Multiple Airlines

Oct 30

JNB

27h 15m

2 stops

PUS

Nov 6

PUS

35h 00m

2 stops

JNB

R22 277

Air China

Nov 21

JNB

42h 25m

2 stops

PUS

Nov 25

PUS

25h 55m

2 stops

JNB

R22 603

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Dec 19

JNB

22h 05m

2 stops

PUS

Dec 27

PUS

28h 20m

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R23 563

Air China

Nov 21

JNB

42h 25m

2 stops

PUS

Nov 25

PUS

25h 55m

2 stops

JNB

R23 743

Air China

Nov 21

JNB

42h 25m

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PUS

Nov 25

PUS

25h 55m

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R23 759

Air China

Nov 21

JNB

42h 25m

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PUS

Nov 25

PUS

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12:35 - 17:15CPT Cape Town Intl-ICN Incheon Intl

21h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

0:20 - 17:25ICN Incheon Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 451Qatar Airways

Wed, Nov 4 - Sat, Nov 14

12:35 - 17:15CPT Cape Town Intl-ICN Incheon Intl

21h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

18:30 - 10:30ICN Incheon Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 565Qatar Airways

Thu, Nov 5 - Fri, Nov 20

9:45 - 10:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

18h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

17:50 - 8:20ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R14 689Etihad Airways

Thu, Oct 22 - Tue, Oct 27

9:50 - 10:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

17h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

17:50 - 8:20ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R14 965Etihad Airways

Wed, Oct 28 - Wed, Nov 4

14:30 - 16:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

18h 30m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

0:05 - 13:30ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 25m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R15 780Ethiopian Air

Fri, Oct 23 - Sat, Oct 31

23:00 - 15:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

33h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

0:05 - 13:30ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 25m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R15 894Ethiopian Air

Mon, Dec 28 - Sun, Jan 3

9:55 - 17:15CPT Cape Town Intl-ICN Incheon Intl

24h 20m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

0:20 - 17:25ICN Incheon Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R16 089Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Sat, Nov 14

12:35 - 17:15CPT Cape Town Intl-ICN Incheon Intl

21h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

18:30 - 12:40ICN Incheon Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 10m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 138Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Fri, Nov 20

10:10 - 14:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

21h 05m1 stop Shenzhen

15:15 - 7:40ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 25m1 stop Shenzhen

R16 170Air China

Fri, Oct 2 - Sun, Oct 11

10:10 - 14:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

21h 05m1 stop Shenzhen

17:45 - 7:40ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 55m1 stop Shenzhen

R16 838Air China

Mon, Sep 28 - Thu, Oct 1

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8:20 - 16:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

24h 40m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

0:20 - 20:10ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R17 831Ethiopian Air

Sun, Sep 20 - Sat, Sep 26

10:05 - 18:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

25h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

23:55 - 5:30ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

R18 287Emirates

Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 24

11:10 - 14:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

19h 55m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

13:40 - 7:45ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 05m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

R19 167Cathay Pacific

Sun, Sep 20 - Sun, Sep 27

9:45 - 10:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

18h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

1:35 - 8:20ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

37h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R19 297Etihad Airways

Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Sep 28

20:25 - 22:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

18h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

16:45 - 19:20ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 35m1 stop Singapore Changi

R19 492Singapore Airlines

Tue, Sep 22 - Fri, Oct 9

20:25 - 9:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

30h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

23:50 - 19:20ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi

R19 753Singapore Airlines

Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Oct 6

17:00 - 10:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

34h 55m3 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Dubai Intl New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

12:25 - 10:55ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 30m3 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Dubai Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R20 079Multiple Airlines

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Sep 29

5:45 - 20:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

32h 00m3 stops Luanda Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto Intl Guangzhou Baiyun Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

11:40 - 10:55ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 15m3 stops Ho Chi Minh City Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R20 290Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 22 - Wed, Sep 30

10:05 - 17:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

23h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl

23:55 - 10:15ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

41h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

R21 544Emirates

Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Oct 5

14:30 - 8:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ICN Incheon Intl

35h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

0:20 - 11:35ICN Incheon Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

42h 15m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lilongwe Intl Blantyre Chileka

R43 154Ethiopian Air

Tue, Sep 22 - Thu, Oct 8

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Cape TownIncheon

CPT Cape Town Intl - ICN Incheon Intl

CPTICN

Cape Town Intl

Wed 4/11

12:35-17:15

1 stop21h 40m

Incheon Intl

Sat 14/11

0:20-17:25

1 stop24h 05m

R13 451

Cape TownIncheon

CPT Cape Town Intl - ICN Incheon Intl

CPTICN

Cape Town Intl

Thu 5/11

12:35-17:15

1 stop21h 40m

Incheon Intl

Fri 20/11

18:30-10:30

1 stop23h 00m

R13 565

JohannesburgIncheon

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ICN Incheon Intl

JNBICN

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 22/10

9:45-10:55

1 stop18h 10m

Incheon Intl

Tue 27/10

17:50-8:20

1 stop21h 30m

R14 688

JohannesburgIncheon

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ICN Incheon Intl

JNBICN

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 28/10

9:50-10:45

1 stop17h 55m

Incheon Intl

Wed 4/11

17:50-8:20

1 stop21h 30m

R14 965

Fastest return journey

JohannesburgIncheon

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ICN Incheon Intl

JNBICN

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 23/10

14:30-16:00

1 stop18h 30m

Incheon Intl

Sat 31/10

0:05-13:30

1 stop20h 25m

R15 780

JohannesburgIncheon

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ICN Incheon Intl

JNBICN

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 28/12

23:00-15:45

1 stop33h 45m

Incheon Intl

Sun 3/1

0:05-13:30

1 stop20h 25m

R15 894

Cape TownIncheon

CPT Cape Town Intl - ICN Incheon Intl

CPTICN

Cape Town Intl

Wed 4/11

9:55-17:15

2 stops24h 20m

Incheon Intl

Sat 14/11

0:20-17:25

1 stop24h 05m

R16 089

Cape TownIncheon

CPT Cape Town Intl - ICN Incheon Intl

CPTICN

Cape Town Intl

Thu 5/11

12:35-17:15

1 stop21h 40m

Incheon Intl

Fri 20/11

18:30-12:40

2 stops25h 10m

R16 138

JohannesburgIncheon

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ICN Incheon Intl

JNBICN

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 2/10

10:10-14:15

1 stop21h 05m

Incheon Intl

Sun 11/10

15:15-7:40

1 stop23h 25m

R16 170

JohannesburgIncheon

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ICN Incheon Intl

JNBICN

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 28/9

10:10-14:15

1 stop21h 05m

Incheon Intl

Thu 1/10

17:45-7:40

1 stop20h 55m

R16 838

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Which airlines fly to South Korea?

Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Ethiopian Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Korea from South Africa according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Korea. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to South Korea on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Best One-Way Price	R7 686
Best Round-Trip Price	R13 451
Fastest flight time	17h 55m

The best one-way flight price to South Korea from South Africa in the last 5 days is R7 686 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Incheon Intl).

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The best return flight price to South Korea from South Africa in the last 5 days is R13 451 (Cape Town Intl to Incheon Intl).

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The fastest flight to South Korea from South Africa takes 17h 55m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Incheon Intl).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to South Korea

What is the best airport to land at to visit COEX Convention and Exhibition Center?

Flying into Seoul Gimpo Intl Airport is typically the best way to visit COEX Convention and Exhibition Center, since it is the closest airport to the area.

What is the cheapest flight to South Korea?

If you are looking to fly to South Korea for less, look to airlines like China Eastern, Ethiopian Air, and Singapore Airlines, with prices starting at R2 153, R9 965, and R11 249 respectively.

Which airlines fly to South Korea?

There are 9 airlines that fly to South Korea on a routine basis, but Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Ethiopian Air happen to be the most popular among our users. In the past year, 39% of those who searched for flights to South Korea looked to travel with Qatar Airways, making this airline the top choice among momondo travellers.

What is the most popular airport in South Korea to fly to?

64% of our momondo users travelling to South Korea in the past year chose to fly into Incheon Intl in the past year, making it the most popular airport in South Korea. The Incheon Intl airport serves the city of Incheon.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to South Korea?

Prices for flights to South Korea are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to South Korea?

There are 9 operators available for flights to South Korea as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly to South Korea?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel to South Korea.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Korea?

The required travel and health documents for your South Korea trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Korea. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to South Korea?

It is quick and easy to find flights to South Korea on momondo. We search and return numerous flight options from various airlines and agents. You can then use our filters to narrow your search until you have found the most convenient flight to South Korea that suits you.

Can I find flights to South Korea with flexible booking policies on momondo?

momondo does allow users to show only those flights to South Korea which offer a flexible booking policy as well as other useful filters and features.

How can momondo help me find flights to South Korea?

momondo provides multiple filters to help you find the best flight to South Korea. Filter by price, airline, airport, cabin, aircraft, payment method, number of stops and more.

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