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Cheap Flights to South Korea

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Seoul
Incheon1 stop$637
Busan
Busan2 stops$762
Jeju City
Jeju City1 stop$614
Seoul
Incheon1 stop$637
Busan
Busan2 stops$762
Jeju City
Jeju City1 stop$614

Book Cheap South Korea Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to South Korea that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to South Korea

Sun, 25 Jan - Mon, 9 Feb
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05:35 - 10:15
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ICN
27h 40m1 stop
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11:35 - 04:15
ICN
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PER
17h 40m1 stop
$637Scoot
Sun, 25 Jan - Mon, 9 Feb
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17:45 - 10:15
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ICN
15h 30m1 stop
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07:35 - 04:40
ICN
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PER
22h 05m2 stops
$658Multiple Airlines
Mon, 1 Jun - Mon, 15 Jun
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10:20 - 10:10
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ICN
24h 50m2 stops
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11:25 - 19:20
ICN
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MEL
30h 55m2 stops
$694China Southern
Fri, 17 Apr - Fri, 8 May
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ICN
28h 35m1 stop
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09:50 - 08:40
ICN
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MEL
21h 50m1 stop
$709China Southern
Mon, 20 Apr - Mon, 27 Apr
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10:45 - 20:15
SYD
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ICN
10h 30mdirect
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21:50 - 09:05
ICN
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SYD
10h 15mdirect
$779Jetstar
Mon, 9 Mar - Thu, 19 Mar
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11:40 - 20:15
SYD
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ICN
10h 35mdirect
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21:50 - 10:05
ICN
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SYD
10h 15mdirect
$782Jetstar
Tue, 5 May - Wed, 10 Jun
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18:10 - 15:35
BNE
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ICN
22h 25m1 stop
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23:50 - 16:45
ICN
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BNE
15h 55m1 stop
$853Singapore Airlines
Wed, 18 Feb - Tue, 10 Mar
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ICN
22h 40m1 stop
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16:55 - 08:50
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14h 25m1 stop
$883Singapore Airlines
Fri, 23 Jan - Thu, 5 Feb
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MEL
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GMP
23h 20m1 stop
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12:00 - 14:05
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24h 05m1 stop
$897China Eastern
Sun, 25 Jan - Thu, 12 Feb
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12:00 - 11:00
SYD
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GMP
25h 00m1 stop
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12:00 - 10:00
GMP
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20h 00m1 stop
$907China Eastern
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South Korea

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to South Korea to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to South Korea?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to South Korea from Australia found in the last 72 hours was to Incheon Intl Airport, at $530 return. The most popular route is Brisbane (BNE) to Incheon Intl Airport (ICN) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $530.

How much is a flight to South Korea?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to South Korea from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to South Korea costs $998 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $304 for the route Brisbane (BNE) to Incheon Intl Airport (ICN). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Brisbane to Seoul which costs $1,055 on average, and Sydney to Seoul, which costs $1,278 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from Australia to South Korea?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Australia to South Korea, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Australia to South Korea is February, when tickets cost $717 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,583 and $1,086 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Australia to South Korea?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to South Korea, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Australia to South Korea, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in South Korea?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Korea is Incheon Intl Airport (ICN), with an average flight price of $751.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$310
Best time to beat the crowds (15% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (46% more expensive on average)
Flight from Perth to Incheon

FAQs - booking South Korea flights

  • Do I need a visa to visit South Korea?

    You can visit South Korea without a visa if you are an Australian passport holder and stay for up to 90 days, provided you are visiting solely for tourism or to attend a conference or business meeting. Any other business-related activities will require a visa. It is advisable to carry with you a copy of your itinerary as you enter South Korea as immigration may request information about your stay.

  • Where should I fly into to visit the Bulguksa Temple?

    The Bulguksa Temple is located in the Gyeongju National Park, south-east of the city of Gyeongju, towards the south of South Korea. The closest major international airport to Bulguksa Temple is Busan’s Gimpo International Airport, and the smaller Ulsan Airport (USN) is also nearby. It takes about 1h to reach the Bulguska Temple from either airport if you take an express bus. You can then find accommodation in Gyeongju.

  • Where should I stay to visit the DMZ?

    Seoul is the best place from which to visit the Demilitarized Zone (or DMZ) between North and South Korea. The only way to be granted access to the DMZ is to join a tour and most tours start from Seoul. Tours are separated between half day and full day tours and take you through different sights of the DMZ including the Joint Security Area (JSA) and the Freedom Bridge. You will need to book your tour to the DMZ 2 to 3 days before you intend to go as a passport check is first required.

  • How do I get to Jeju Island?

    Jeju Island’s Jeju International Airport (CJU) is one of the biggest airports in South Korea. While there are no direct flights to Jeju Island from Australia, you can find flights from stopover locations such as Bangkok, Hong Kong, or Shanghai. Alternatively, you can of course find domestic flights to Jeju from Seoul or Busan. Flying to the island is the most efficient as ferries from the closest mainland port, Wando, take about 4 to 5h.

  • Are there direct flights to South Korea?

    Many airlines operate flights to South Korea from Australia. Some offer connecting flights that often take longer but can save you some money. However, direct flights with Korean Air, Asiana Airlines or Jetstar will be a good choice if you’re on a tight schedule.

  • Which airlines allow pets to fly to South Korea?

    Most airlines allow you to travel conveniently with your pet, but they have policies in place. Asiana Airlines allow passengers to bring one pet on board, while two pets are considered luggage. Korean Air allows you to bring your pet in-cabin if they are over 8 weeks old and below 7 kg. If you’re travelling with a large pet, they will fly in the cargo section. You must also ensure that your furry mate has all health and vaccination certificates and a waterproof carrier with enough room.

  • Which airport should I fly to with my family?

    If you’ll have a stopover after reaching Korea, Incheon Airport and Gimpo International Airport (GMP) are family-friendly airports. They feature world-class amenities such as baby-care facilities, children’s play areas and family lounging areas.

  • How can I fly conveniently to South Korea?

    Choosing flexible travelling dates is one of the best ways to fly to South Korea from Australia. Also, you should choose your destination airport based on where you’re going. For instance, if you’re staying in Seoul, flying into Incheon International Airport will be a good deal. Alternatively, Gimpo International Airport will be a better choice if you’re wanting to visit the Sculpture Park or Gimpo Tea Etiquette Museum.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Australia to South Korea?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Australia to South Korea.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Australia to South Korea?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Australia to South Korea is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Australia to South Korea?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Australia to South Korea with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Australia to South Korea?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Australia to South Korea up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to South Korea?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Korea is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as $1,111. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, when return prices are $1,316 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Korea?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Korea is generally at night, when retur flights cost $704 on average. Morning departures are around 38% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Korea is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,296.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to South Korea

  • Looking for cheap airfare to South Korea? 25% of our users found return tickets to South Korea for the following prices or less: From Melbourne $847, from Brisbane $1,038, from Sydney $1,388
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest South Korea flight deals.
  • South Korea has two major international hubs—Seoul in the north of the country and Busan towards the south. Most flights from Australia to South Korea will first stopover in China, however, Jetstar and Jeju Air offer direct flights from the Gold Coast to Seoul.
  • Seoul has two international airports. The major airport is Incheon International Airport (ICN), located approximately 1.5h from downtown Seoul on a man-made island outside of Incheon. The smaller Gimpo International Airport (GMP) is just across the Han River, about 45min from Seoul.
  • Since Incheon Airport handles the majority of international flights, if you plan to continue your travels around South Korea from Seoul, opt for Gimpo International Airport. It is easier to reach from the city centre and offers many domestic flights, for example to Jeju Island, Gwangju, Daegu, and Gimhae.
  • Served by the Gimhae International Airport (PUS), Busan is a good option to fly into for those exploring the south of South Korea. However, you can reach Busan from Seoul within 3h by train, giving you plenty of choices.
  • Those interested in visiting the tea-growing region of Boseong have a couple of options. You can fly into Busan and catch a train to Boseong-gun Station which will take about 3h. Alternatively, you can fly to Gwangju from Busan or Seoul and take a bus to Boseong. The bus from there will take about 1h 30min.
  • Incheon International Airport (ICN) is a convenient landing airport if you want to visit South Korea’s capital, Seoul. It accommodates more international flights and is an air hub for popular airlines, including American Airlines, Air France and more.
  • Gimpo International Airport (GMP) will be an excellent option if you’re visiting Bukchon Hanok Village. The airport has two terminals and offers multiple means to get to the village. The train will take roughly 22min.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to South Korea

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to South Korea? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.4
Korean AirOverall score based on 1179 reviews
8.1Food
8.7Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.5Boarding
8.3Comfort
Airline reviews

Never had a flight delay issue with Korean Air, that's why I always go with this airline.

10.0 ExcellentOmer, Nov 2025
MNL - ICN
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Never had a flight delay issue with Korean Air, that's why I always go with this airline.

Flight crew were very attentive and made this trip a pleasure. Plus the fact that this our first time flying business class.

The boarding process was efficient and quick. The seats were comfortable. The food was good. The service was excellent. We had a lovely flight from Seattle on Korean air

Flight crew was fantastic. The aircraft was meticulously cleaned at all times. The crew was continuously checking to see if the passengers were ok.

Korean are so racist and when I ask question or directions they totally ignore me and say racist. Also they give me an rude attitude.

It was good, I liked the self-serve snacks but it was a little difficult to get the alcohol, which is understandable since I wouldn't want kids sneaking it.

Friendly flight attendants and gate agents. Very clean plane and food was good!

I normally love Korean Air, but this trip was not great. We boarded the plan and were settling into our seats. My son and I use these leg swings and we used it on the trip over to Cambodia, but on the way back the flight attendant very rudely told us we could not use it and that it was against regulations. I asked to see the regulation, but never saw it. The food on this trip was horrible as well, Even my son's kids meal was disgusting so we didn't eat anything on the flight. Thankfully we brought snacks. Entertainment - what happened to the games?

This was an amazing flight. The crew was great. The service was great. The food provided was great.

I was unable to select decent seats, and so I was stuck in the middle seat because it was selected for me

The customer service was excellent. They noticed that our connecting flight was scheduled too closely for us to complete customs, so they changed the flight. Our initial flight was delayed, and they were able to get us on another flight, all without charging us any additional fees. I would fly them again anytime!

Better screens, it would have been nice to have more comfortable seats.

2nd major delay due to maintenance issues. 1st delay missed my connecting flight.

It was great, but my bag was not loaded onto the connecting flight. I'm currently getting it resolved. If this isn't a problem, everything else was excellent.

The aircraft was massive (A-380) and became crowded with 400+ passengers on board.

The plane hasnt left im stuck in seatle still my flight has been grounded for almost 5 hours

My luggage didn’t arrive with my flight. Flight was delayed by nearly 2 hours while we sat on the plane and I almost missed my connecting flight and subsequently missed the last train from the airport so it took me another 2 hours to get to my destination after arriving, Crew skipped me several times when offering beverages, and I couldn’t get their attention at times because they wouldn’t even make eye contact with me. They didn’t give me a form for disembarking so I had to go to the back of the line after waiting an eternity for immigration. Paid for on flight wi- fi that didn’t work for most of the flight.

Love flying Asiana. Been using it for over a decade now.

I had a bad experience coming from America to Thailand. On my connecting flight my check in suitcase was not put on the departing aircraft, I received my suitcase 24 hours after arriving in Bangkok and when I open my luggage my hand swelled up. The next morning when I put on an outfit from my suitcase my face swelled up and became numb. My entire vacation was ruined it seems that some kind of chemical was sprayed into suitcase and ruined my clothes and got me sick. The staff at my hotel called the airline and spoke to someone and they told me to file a complaint and gave my a website to do so. I did not file a complaint I felt like it would have fell on death ears. I had to throw away my brand new vacation clothes and suitcase and I had the worst vacation ever due to this happening to me.

The staff was courteous and the flight was very smooth. It was so nice to see the captain greeting the passengers at the end of the flights.

Wish the seat don’t have restrictions, can’t fully insert backpack all the way inside.

I have difficulties to book wheelchair for my parents returned flight

Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

Crew and service excellent. 2 hour delay for takeoff. SQ app showed flight on time.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

Food from Surabaya was below average but from Singapore is much better

Good service and food. For buying items on flight should be preordered as they don’t keep much stock on board.

Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

Loved the airline with the exception of their carry on limitations. They enforce a strict 7 kilo limit for carry on baggage which is ridiculous. We traveled from SFO to SIN with carry on with no difficulty yet when we checked in Delhi they forced us to check the carry on bags. The weight of our carry on bags were 11 and 12 kilos and while they exceeded the limitations set by Singapore Airlines they were well under weight limitations set by may other carriers. Interestingly my wife and I were each allowed two 22 KG bags to check in addition to the 7 kg carry on for a total weight of 102 KG's. Our total weight with the one bag we planned to check and our two carry ons was 46 kgs.

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

Well- trained, cheerful onboard staff. Business class seating and storage were excellent. Outstanding range of food choices, though quality ranged from just OK (seasonal rice and beef dish) to outstanding ( congee and soup noodles with beef brisket). But what can you expect; it's on a plane. I couldn't figure out the remote control, but touch screen worked well. My wife and I (in our 60s), didnt find much to watch from the Entertainment choices. We mostly watched the flight maps. The bedding did the job but is unwieldy and ends up in a clump, with one-third falling on the floor.

Leg room wasn't that great. Other than that it was a good flight

Issues: 1) the charging issue as described in my previous survey 2) when I requested diet coke during the breakfast time, it is not available. Why? I can't drink diet coke in the morning? 3) when I tried to transfer to this flight, its gate information was not available to me?

Close to excellent. The only problem is when I try to charge my phone on the USB in front of my seat, the battery level is decreasing rather than increasing. Why?

Chicken pieces were too big with pasta. Need to be smaller.

They downgraded me from premium economy to regular economy and me had 2 major lay over and had to have an emergency landing due to engine failure mid flight Don’t use them worst experience I have ever had still dealing with the trauma

There was a flight attendant named Angela who took care of me because I injured my foot badly right before the flight. Because of the service she provided I will always fly Cathay.

I am Vegetarian also has Gluten free food. However they gave me chicken and fish which is gluten free, but i am a vegetrain and i requested crew Hindu meal vegetarian, they said they will come back. .but they never showed up even i asked 2nd time. They could have compensate. I also request airline industry to have another option Gluten Free for Vegetarin people as well. Because Vegetarin people will have gluen issue...

Paid a premium a have a shorter transit time in Hong Kong, but Cathay pacific rebooked me and ended up waiting for 10 hrs in Hong Hong airport.

Great. Efficient boarding process with the face recognition. Plenty of cabin space for luggage.

Jet star delayed both trips with poor communication. Passengers were made to change gates often and then left to stand with no seating. As someone getting over surgery this was very trying.

Delayed twice. Poor communication and people made to change gates too often.

Excellent help with Wife needing disability access at Brisbane airport

The flight was delayed by 2 hours but the Jetstar crew were fantastic.

Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

It was better than I expected. Thought $5 for a small cup of tea was a bit much!

Overall good trip I find seats a bit hard. We were waiting on board for about an hour for 2 passengers with some document issue. This main our arrival late for our pickup person.

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