There are 4 ways to get from South Korea to Istanbul 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 from Daegu International Airport
best- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane TAE - IST
16h 14m₺16,504–44,581Train to Incheon International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane ICN - IST
16h 3m₺14,297–32,366Fly from Gimpo International Airport
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane GMP - IST
20h 39m₺26,212–65,276Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane PUS - IST
18h 28m₺24,180–45,365
Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from South Korea to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 14.000 ₺ - 33.000 ₺ and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from South Korea to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 16h 3m and costs 14.000 ₺ - 33.000 ₺.
The distance between South Korea and Istanbul is 8235 km.
It takes approximately 16h 14m to get from South Korea to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 6h behind South Korea. It is currently 2:33 PM in South Korea and 8:33 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4197+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between South Korea and Istanbul, Turkey?
Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Istanbul Airport (IST) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–48,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–43,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–48,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–120,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–44,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–36,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–44,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–42,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–48,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–30,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–36,000
- Website
- flyturkmenistanairlines.eu
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–34,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–50,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–42,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–44,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–33,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺160–210
- Website
- Arex
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