There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Seoul by plane or train
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Fly Istanbul to Incheon International Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane IST - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
13h 51m₩446,639–858,239Fly Istanbul to Gimpo International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane IST - GMP
17h 27m₩654,239–1,705,439Fly Istanbul to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane IST - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Suseo SRTtrain
20h 32m₩516,239–977,239Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SAW - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
19h 1m₩486,736–1,208,795
Istanbul (IST) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Seoul is to fly and train which costs ₩440,000 - ₩900,000 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Seoul is to fly and train which takes 13h 51m and costs ₩440,000 - ₩900,000.
The distance between Istanbul and Seoul is 8027 km.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from Istanbul to Seoul, including transfers.
Seoul is 6h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 7:11 AM in Istanbul and 1:11 PM in Seoul.
There are 5550+ hotels available in Seoul.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Seoul, South Korea?
Turkish Airlines, Asiana Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Istanbul to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
Flights from Istanbul to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,700,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,200,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,500,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Erevan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Istanbul to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,700,000
Flights from Istanbul to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,300,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–3,000,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Istanbul to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Istanbul to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–4,700,000
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Istanbul to Incheon International Airport via Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,700,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,400,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,500,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,300,000
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 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Suseo SRT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩36,000–46,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩36,000–46,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–65,000
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