Why go
- Capital and largest city of South Korea.
- Known for Gangnam style, EDM, dance music.
- Served by Pocheon (G-217) Airport (QJP).
History
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea, and the largest city in the whole of Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, behind New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Paris, and London, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population. Although Seoul's population peaked at over 10 million, it has gradually decreased since 2014, standing at about 9.6 million residents as of 2024.
Airports
Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN) 48 km to the centre
Seoul, 28, KR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 66 airlines (Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airways, China Southern Airlines…) · direct flights to 131 destinations incl. Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Cebu, Fukuoka… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 66 airlines, 131 direct destinations
- Korean Air KE (777-200, 737-800, A330-300, 73J, A330-200, 777-300ER…) · 93 routes: Abu Dhabi, Agana, Akita, Amsterdam, Aomori, Atlanta, Auckland, Babelthuap, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Cebu, Changcha, Cheju, Chiang Mai, Chicago, Colombo, Dalian, Dallas-Fort Worth, Danang, Denpasar, Dubai, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Houston, Huangshan, Istanbul, Jakarta, Jinan, Kagoshima, Kanazawa, Kathmandu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming … +53 more
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A321, A330-300, 767-300, A320, 777-200, 777-200LR…) · 81 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Alma-ata, Angeles City, Babelthuap, Bangkok, Beijing, Cebu, Changcha, Changchun, Cheju, Chengdu, Chicago, Chongqing, Dalian, Danang, Delhi, Denpasar, Doha*, Frankfurt, FSZ, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hiroshima, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Huangshan, Istanbul, Jakarta, Jinan, Kaohsiung, Khabarovsk, Kota Kinabalu, Kumamoto, Lijiang, London … +41 more
- All Nippon Airways NH (A321, A320, 767-300, A330-300, 777-200, 777-200LR…) · 15 routes: FSZ*, Fukuoka*, Hiroshima*, Kumamoto*, Matsuyama*, Miho*, Miyazaki*, Nagoya*, Okinawa*, Osaka*, Sendai*, Takamatsu*, Tokyo*, Tokyo*, Toyama*
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A321, A320, 737-800, 73J, A319, 737-800) · 12 routes: Beijing, Changcha, Changchun, Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Mudanjiang, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan, Yanji, Zhengzhou
- Delta Air Lines DL (777-300ER, 777-200, A380, 747-400, A330-300, 737-800) · 12 routes: Atlanta*, Chicago*, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Detroit, Honolulu*, Las Vegas*, Los Angeles*, New York, San Francisco*, Seattle*, Siem-reap*, Washington*
- Air China CA (A321, 737-800, 330, 767-300) · 11 routes: Beijing, Chengdu*, Chongqing, Dalian*, Hangzhou, Hefei, Jinan*, Qingdao, Tianjin, Yanji, Yantai
- Jin Air LJ (737-800) · 11 routes: Agana, Angeles City, Bangkok, Cebu, Chiang Mai, Hong Kong, Macau, Nagasaki, Okinawa, Sapporo, Vientiane
- Jeju Air 7C (737) · 10 routes: Agana, Bangkok, Cebu, Fukuoka, Hong Kong, Manila, Nagoya, Osaka, Qingdao, Tokyo
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, A330-200, A321, 73J) · 9 routes: Changcha, Guilin, Kunming, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shanghai, Wuhan*, Xi'an*, Yantai
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (737-800, A330-300, 777-200, A330-200, 737-900, 777-300…) · 8 routes: Fukuoka*, Kagoshima*, Kanazawa*, Nagoya*, Niigata*, Osaka*, Sapporo*, Tokyo
- Eastar Jet ZE (737-800) · 6 routes: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Jinan, Kota Kinabalu, Osaka, Tokyo
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, 330, A330-300, A340-300, 767-300, 777-200…) · 6 routes: Fukuoka*, Hiroshima, Istanbul, Nagoya*, Sydney*, Vladivostok
- United Airlines UA (747-400, A321, A330-300, 737-800, 777-200LR, 777-300ER) · 6 routes: Los Angeles*, New York*, San Francisco, Seattle*, Siem-reap*, Tokyo
- Thai Airways International TG (777, 330, 777-300) · 5 routes: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Phuket, Taipei
- Tway Airlines TW (737) · 5 routes: Bangkok, Fukuoka, Jinan, Saga, Sapporo
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, 737, A330-300) · 4 routes: Khabarovsk, Moscow, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-sakhalinsk
- Air India Limited AI (777-300ER, A330-300, 787-8) · 4 routes: Delhi*, Hong Kong, San Francisco*, Singapore*
- BusinessAir 8B (767-300) · 3 routes: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A320, 330) · 3 routes: Cebu, Kalibo, Manila
- Philippine Airlines PR (A320, A321, 330) · 3 routes: Cebu, Kalibo, Manila
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800, A321) · 3 routes: Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai
- US Airways US (777-300ER, 777) · 3 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, San Francisco, Singapore
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321, 330, A330-200) · 3 routes: Danang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Zest Air Z2 (A320) · 3 routes: Cebu, Kalibo, Manila
- Air Canada AC (A330-300, 767-300, 777) · 2 routes: Bangkok*, Vancouver
- American Airlines AA (737, 777) · 2 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Tokyo
- Cathay Pacific CX (A340-300, 777-200, 777-300, A330-300, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Hong Kong, Taipei
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (A330-300, 777-200, 787-8) · 2 routes: Bangkok*, Hong Kong
- EVA Air BR (A330-200, A330-300, M90) · 2 routes: Kaohsiung, Taipei
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-200, A330-300) · 2 routes: Denpasar, Jakarta
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A340-600, 74H) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A330-300, 737-800) · 2 routes: Kota Kinabalu*, Kuala Lumpur
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (777-300ER, A330-300) · 2 routes: San Francisco, Singapore
- Air Astana KC (767) · 1 route: Alma-ata
- Air Foyle GS (A321) · 1 route: Tianjin
- Air France AF (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Macau NX (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Macau
- Air Tahiti Nui TN (A330-300) · 1 route: Tokyo
- AirAsia X D7 (330) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Alitalia AZ (747-400) · 1 route: Milano*
- Arrow Air JW (A320) · 1 route: Tokyo
- British Airways BA (777) · 1 route: London
- China Airlines CI (A330-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Taipei
- Czech Airlines OK (A330-300) · 1 route: Prague
- Emirates EK (A380) · 1 route: Dubai
- Etihad Airways EY (345, A340-600) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Finnair AY (A330-300) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Hawaiian Airlines HA (A330-200) · 1 route: Honolulu
- Hong Kong Express Airways UO (A320) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Kenya Airways KQ (A330-200) · 1 route: Nairobi*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (330, 74M) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Lao Airlines QV (A320) · 1 route: Vientiane
- Mandarin Airlines AE (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Kaohsiung
- MIAT Mongolian Airlines OM (767-300) · 1 route: Ulan Bator
- Myanmar Airways International 8M (737, 767) · 1 route: Yangon
- Peach Aviation MM (A320) · 1 route: Osaka
- Qantas QF (777-200) · 1 route: Sydney*
- Qatar Airways QR (A330-300) · 1 route: Doha
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320) · 1 route: Vladivostok*
- Sat Airlines HZ (737) · 1 route: Yuzhno-sakhalinsk
- Scoot TZ (777-200) · 1 route: Taipei
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737-800) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737-800) · 1 route: Shenzhen
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A321) · 1 route: Chengdu
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-400, 767) · 1 route: Tashkent
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737-800, 737-800, 73J) · 1 route: Xiamen
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Gimpo International Airport (GMP) 17 km to the centre
Seoul, 11, KR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 14 airlines (Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, All Nippon Airways…) · direct flights to 13 destinations incl. Cheju, Osaka, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 14 airlines, 13 direct destinations
- Korean Air KE (737-800, 777-200, 737-900, 747-400, 777-300, 73J) · 11 routes: Beijing, Busan, Cheju, Kwangju, Osaka, Pohang, Sacheon, Shanghai, Tokyo, Ulsan, Yeosu
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A320, A330-300, A321, 734, 735, 767-300) · 10 routes: Beijing, Busan*, Cheju, Kwangju, Osaka, Pohang, Shanghai, Tokyo, Ulsan, Yeosu
- Jeju Air 7C (737, 737-800) · 3 routes: Cheju, Nagoya, Osaka
- All Nippon Airways NH (A321, 777, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Osaka*, Tokyo
- Eastar Jet ZE (737, 737-800) · 2 routes: Cheju, Taipei
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (767, 737-800) · 2 routes: Osaka, Tokyo
- Tway Airlines TW (737) · 2 routes: Cheju, Taipei
- Air China CA (A330-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Beijing
- China Airlines CI (737-800) · 1 route: Taipei
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A321) · 1 route: Shanghai
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A321) · 1 route: Beijing
- EVA Air BR (A321) · 1 route: Taipei
- Jin Air LJ (737-800) · 1 route: Cheju
- Shanghai Airlines FM (A330-300) · 1 route: Shanghai
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Suwon Airport (SWU) 37 km to the centre
Suwon, 41, KR — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Pocheon (G-217) Airport (QJP) 38 km to the centre
Pocheon, 41, KR — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
Susaek (G 113) Airport 10 km to the centre
Goyang, 41, KR
Ganap-ri (G-222) Airport 29 km to the centre
Ganap-ri, 41, KR
Getting there by ferry
Hangang Bus Oksu Terminal
Ferry terminal · 4.7 km from the centre
Ferry
Ferry terminal · 4.8 km from the centre
Hangang Bus Apgujeong Terminal
Ferry terminal · 5.6 km from the centre
Hangang Bus Yeouido Terminal
Ferry terminal · 5.7 km from the centre
한강버스 서울숲선착장
Ferry terminal · 6.4 km from the centre
Hangang Bus Manwon Terminal
Ferry terminal · 7.5 km from the centre
Hangang Bus (Rapid-Line)
Ferry route
Hangang Bus
Ferry route
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Pocheon (G-217) Airport (QJP); 8 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: ICN has direct flights to 131 destinations on 66 airlines (incl. Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Cebu, Fukuoka…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Hangang Bus Oksu Terminal, 4.7 km); routes include Hangang Bus (Rapid-Line), Hangang Bus.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Seoul. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Trains & rail
Rail operator
Rail operator
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Coach / shuttle operator
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
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