New York to Seoul runs about 15 times a day, with the first departure around 06:09 and the last around 18:49. One passenger pays between €800.18 and €915.82, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 17h 50m over 11,384 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026
€800.18 to €915.82
- 158%Moves across the booking window
158%When it runs, leaving New York
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:09First departure
- 18:49Last departure
- 15Services per day
- 80%Run direct
06:09
18:49
15
80%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €2,068.09Wed23
- about €2,155.41Thu24
- about €1,973.74Fri25
- about €1,735.92Sat26
- about €1,647.59Sun27
- about €1,328.82Mon28
- about €1,358.91Tue29
- about €1,157.72Wed30
- about €1,324.74Thu1
- about €1,218.59Fri2
- about €1,251.53Sat3
- about €1,153.00Sun4
- about €981.90Mon5
- about €978.95Tue6
- about €852.10Wed7
- about €1,124.68Thu8
- about €994.29Fri9
- about €1,042.08Sat10
- about €1,010.22Sun11
- about €814.34Mon12
- about €800.18Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Seoul. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Seoul for the night the flight gets in
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When to book New York to Seoul
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €855.0490 days
- €853.3960 days
- €813.1645 days
- €928.8030 days
- €800.1821 days
- €978.9514 days
- €1,358.917 days
- €1,973.743 days
- €2,068.091 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €800.18.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 158 percent. The most expensive point is €2,068.09, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to New York to Seoul and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
13 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
11,384 km
11,052 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
8,804,190 → 10,349,312
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 75% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 25% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 11,384 km against 11,052 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Washington, Anchorage, Detroit, Toronto. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Seoul Station
Most of the points near Seoul Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about New York to Seoul
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from New York to Seoul?
The fastest journey from New York to Seoul takes 17h 50m door to door, of which 14h 44m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 19h 1m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from New York to Seoul?
The cheapest fare from New York to Seoul is €800.18, as of September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,415.26. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from New York to Seoul?
The cheapest way from New York to Seoul is by flight, at €800.18 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 17h 54m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book New York to Seoul?
Fares from New York to Seoul bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €800.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 158 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for New York to Seoul?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from New York to Seoul, at €978.95. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for New York to Seoul?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from New York to Seoul, at €681.00 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from New York to Seoul?
Asiana Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Korean Air publish service areas covering both New York and Seoul, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from New York to Seoul?
75 percent of the services we sell from New York to Seoul are direct. The rest connect at Washington, Anchorage, Detroit, Toronto, with about 46 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from New York to Seoul use?
Services from New York to Seoul by flight leave from John F. Kennedy International Airport JFK and arrive at Incheon International Airport ICN. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from New York to Seoul?
0 of the 3 operators we sell from New York to Seoul allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for New York to Seoul on September 22, 2026: 11384 km of route against 11052 km in a straight line, 16 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €800.18, and 17h 50m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Seoul a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Seoul and across South Korea
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The two ends, compared
New York reaches 281 places in 79 countries on services we hold, over distances from 19 to 15,339 km. Seoul reaches 234 places in 59 countries, from 27 to 13,715 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving New York
- 281Places you can leave for
- 79Countries
- 123Operators
79
123Arriving in Seoul
Leaving Seoul
- 234Places you can leave for
- 59Countries
- 85Operators