Cheap flights from Krakow to Seoul

March is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar fills in for every other month of the year, so you can compare before you commit. Spring and autumn are comfortable in both cities, while July and August bring heat and the Korean holiday season, and the Lunar New Year and Chuseok periods push demand up sharply in Seoul. In Poland, the Christmas and New Year weeks are the busy ones. Midweek departures usually price lower than weekend ones, and Tuesday and Wednesday flights are the ones worth checking first. Book a few months ahead for summer and holiday travel; for a March trip, watching the calendar for a few weeks is usually enough.

No airline flies Krakow to Seoul non-stop, so every option is a connection, and the carriers selling it are full-service network airlines and their regional partners rather than low-cost operators. LOT Polish Airlines and Lufthansa route you through their hubs, Finnair and Nordic Regional Airlines head north, and Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways connect through the Gulf. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and China Airlines sell their own connections too, and HOP! turns up on some European legs. What you get for the fare depends on the fare family you choose, so compare what is included rather than assuming it is the same across all of them.

Seoul has two airports, and which one you land at depends on your connection. Incheon International takes most long-haul arrivals and sits out on the coast, well away from the centre; the airport rail link, limousine buses and taxis all run into town, and the train is the simplest way in. Gimpo International is much closer, mostly handling shorter regional routes, so a landing there puts you in the city quickly. Immigration at Incheon can be slow when several long-haul flights arrive together, so leave room in your plans. Check the airport code on your ticket: an itinerary that lands at one and leaves from the other means crossing Seoul.

Currency

KRW (₩)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 220 V

Language

Korean Sign Language, Korean

Emergency number

112, 113, 119

Driving side

right

Calling code

+82

Internet domain

.kr, .한국

Population of Seoul

9.7 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC+09 (Asia/Seoul)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether your connection sits on one ticket or two, since separate bookings mean collecting bags and covering a missed leg yourself.
• Read the fare family before paying, because baggage and seat rules differ between these airlines and within a single one.
• Confirm which Seoul airport each end of your itinerary uses, as landing at Incheon and leaving from Gimpo means crossing the city.
• Check your passport and South Korea's entry rules early, including visa or transit requirements for your nationality.
• Watch the price calendar instead of booking on impulse, since March is cheapest and summer and holiday weeks climb.