There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to South Korea by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane ORD - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
18h 36m₩859,110–1,614,621Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane ORD - GMP
20h 27m₩556,710–1,911,821Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane ORD - PUS
19h 46m₩605,810–2,014,621Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane ORD - TAE
20h 32m₩913,310–2,819,621Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane MDW - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
21h₩759,110–2,614,621Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cheongju International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cheongju International Airport (CJJ)plane ORD - CJJ
- Take the train from Cheongju Airport Station to Daejeon Stationtrain
23h 48m₩857,310–3,020,621
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to South Korea is to fly which costs ₩550,000 - ₩2000,000 and takes 20h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to South Korea is to fly and train which takes 18h 36m and costs ₩850,000 - ₩1700,000.
The distance between Chicago and South Korea is 10610 km.
It takes approximately 18h 36m to get from Chicago to South Korea, including transfers.
South Korea is 14h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:01 PM in Chicago and 2:01 AM in South Korea.
There are 5174+ hotels available in South Korea.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and South Korea?
Korean Air, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,800,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,100,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,600,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,700,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,300,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,800,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,600,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,700,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,100,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–3,900,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–4,100,000
- Website
- aerok.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,000,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–3,200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Vancouver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–3,300,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,900,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,300,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,300,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,100,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,300,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,900,000
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Incheon International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,000,000
Train operators
- 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
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Cheongju Airport Station to Daejeon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩4,000–4,300
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩4,000–4,300
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Cheongju Airport Station to Daejeon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩8,500–14,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩8,500–12,000
- First Class
- ₩9,500–14,000
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