There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to South Korea 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 58m₩448,039–860,239Fly Istanbul to Daegu International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane IST - TAE
18h 29m₩482,239–915,239Fly Istanbul to Gimpo International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane IST - GMP
17h 34m₩655,639–1,707,439Fly Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane IST - PUS
16h 18m₩604,739–1,210,239Fly Istanbul to Cheongju International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cheongju International Airport (CJJ)plane IST - CJJ
- Take the train from Cheongju Airport Station to Daejeon Stationtrain
19h 5m₩706,239–2,016,239Fly 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 8m₩488,136–1,210,795
Istanbul (IST) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to South Korea is to fly and train which costs ₩440,000 - ₩900,000 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to South Korea is to fly and train which takes 13h 58m and costs ₩440,000 - ₩900,000.
The distance between Istanbul and South Korea is 8029 km.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Istanbul to South Korea, including transfers.
South Korea is 6h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 9:34 PM in Istanbul and 3:34 AM in South Korea.
There are 5546+ hotels available in South Korea.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and South Korea?
China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) 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 Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,700,000
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 Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, 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 to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
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
- 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
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,400,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cheongju International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,000,000
- 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
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,400,000
- 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
- aerok.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cheongju International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,100,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cheongju International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cheongju International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,100,000
- 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
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cheongju International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,000,000
- 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
- evaair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
- 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 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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