There are 7 ways to get from South Africa to Seoul by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
best- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane JNB - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
19h 30m₩694,197–1,003,033Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane JNB - GMP
21h 41m₩501,797–1,450,233Fly Cape Town International Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane CPT - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
20h 32m₩824,963–2,230,302Fly King Shaka International Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane DUR - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
22h 15m₩974,018–2,427,931Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane JNB - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Suseo SRTtrain
23h 27m₩786,797–2,227,033Fly Pietermaritzburg to Incheon International Airport, train
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane PZB - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
22h 4m₩556,559–1,808,552Fly Johannesburg International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane JNB - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Suseo SRTtrain
22h 52m₩1,083,797–3,222,033
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from South Africa to Seoul is to fly and train which costs ₩650,000 - ₩1000,000 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from South Africa to Seoul is to fly and train which takes 19h 30m and costs ₩650,000 - ₩1000,000.
The distance between South Africa and Seoul is 12503 km.
It takes approximately 19h 30m to get from South Africa to Seoul, including transfers.
Seoul is 7h ahead of South Africa. It is currently 10:46 in South Africa and 17:46 in Seoul.
There are 5530+ hotels available in Seoul.
What companies run services between South Africa and Seoul, South Korea?
Air China, Juneyao Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–3,200,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–3,700,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Incheon International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–4,100,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–3,200,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,400,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Dubai, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,300,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–3,700,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Incheon International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–4,100,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,100,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Incheon International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,400,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,100,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,400,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Dubai, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,300,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Incheon International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,200,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,600,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,200,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Incheon International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,400,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,400,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to Incheon International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,300,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Hong Kong, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,000,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,200,000
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–2,400,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,500,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–3,400,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,300,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,400,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Hong Kong, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,000,000
- 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
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
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
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
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