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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Seoul
Incheon1 stopR13 681
Busan
Busan1 stopR16 406

Cheap Flight Deals to South Korea

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to South Korea that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

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Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to South Korea.
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19:50 - 22:20JNB-ICN
19h 30m1 stop
9:00 - 18:35ICN-JNB
40h 35m1 stop
R13 681Singapore Airlines
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Tue, Apr 29 - Thu, Jun 26
19:50 - 15:35JNB-ICN
36h 45m1 stop
23:50 - 18:35ICN-JNB
25h 45m1 stop
R13 735Singapore Airlines
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Fri, Aug 1 - Sun, Aug 31
8:10 - 17:05JNB-ICN
25h 55m1 stop
1:20 - 16:10ICN-JNB
21h 50m1 stop
R14 851Qatar Airways
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Tue, Apr 29 - Thu, May 22
8:20 - 16:00JNB-ICN
24h 40m1 stop
1:05 - 13:05ICN-JNB
19h 00m1 stop
R15 766Ethiopian Air
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Thu, Apr 17 - Wed, May 28
8:20 - 16:00JNB-ICN
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1:05 - 13:05ICN-JNB
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R16 040Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Apr 16 - Thu, May 29
8:10 - 17:05JNB-ICN
25h 55m1 stop
1:20 - 16:10ICN-JNB
21h 50m1 stop
R16 333Qatar Airways
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Wed, Apr 23 - Thu, May 29
11:20 - 21:10JNB-ICN
26h 50m1 stop
10:10 - 7:40ICN-JNB
28h 30m1 stop
R16 662Cathay Pacific
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Thu, Apr 24 - Thu, May 22
11:20 - 21:10JNB-ICN
26h 50m1 stop
10:10 - 7:40ICN-JNB
28h 30m1 stop
R17 942Cathay Pacific
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Tue, Apr 22 - Thu, May 22
13:05 - 18:50CPT-ICN
22h 45m1 stop
23:55 - 11:35ICN-CPT
42h 40m1 stop
R21 838Emirates
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Thu, May 1 - Sat, May 31
13:05 - 17:00CPT-ICN
20h 55m1 stop
23:55 - 16:50ICN-CPT
23h 55m1 stop
R32 025Emirates
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Mon, Sep 22 - Sat, Sep 27

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South Korea

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to South Korea to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to South Korea?

The average price of all flights from South Africa to South Korea clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Korea is Sunday when return tickets can be as cheap as R16 944. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are R18 187 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to South Korea?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from South Africa to South Korea, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from South Africa to South Korea is November, when tickets cost R16 717 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and September, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R22 386 and R22 368 respectively.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Korea?

The average price for all round-trip flights from South Africa to South Korea depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to South Korea is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost R824 on average. Morning departures are around 5% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Korea is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R969.

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to South Korea?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to South Korea, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below-average price on the flight from South Africa to South Korea, you should book around 17 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

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December

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FAQs - booking South Korea flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from South Africa to South Korea?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from South Africa to South Korea.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from South Africa to South Korea?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from South Africa to South Korea is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from South Africa to South Korea?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from South Africa to South Korea with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from South Africa to South Korea?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from South Africa to South Korea up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines flying to South Korea

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to South Korea? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1285 reviews
7,9Comfort
8,6Crew
8,0Entertainment
8,2Boarding
7,7Food
Airline reviews

Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

10,0 ExcellentPierre, Mar 2025PDX - SFO
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Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

The seat in economy class and legroom in Singapore airline are narrower than Korean airlines! I don’t have that comforting feeling flying with Singapore air as in the past!

So happy I flew with Singapore Airlines. The customer service is top notch. I am terrified of flying and the staff made me feel so at ease. Will only fly Singapore internationally moving forward.

Flight from SFO did not include entertainment as it was not working the entire duration of the flight. Was informed that there would be a $350 voucher for the inconvenience. Uncertain how the voucher will be provided.

It was an average flight. I would have expected more from this airline. Food, seats, service, etc was just average. I just give them some extra points for offering free WiFi on board with just a Krisflyer account.

Check in was easy through self-check-in kiosks just like domestic flights. Staff onboard were fantastic. Some "book the cook" good options weren't great, others really good. Entertainment options a bit limited to what I've experienced on Qantas. Overall a good flight though, especially for the price.

I very much liked and appreciated the service on board. The seating arrangement in Business feels uncomfortable. It's not made for tall people, in any case.

Really enjoyed the flight. Our flight attendant on the way back SIN-LAX was exceptional I didn’t get her name but she was so kind and went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable. I had a bit of a panic attack and she checked on me a few times to make sure I was ok. Really appreciated her attention and service. Thank u

I was a member of Krisflyer for ten years, but my last flight to Tokyo was a disaster. I had to stand in line for four hours before check-in because they were late opening the counter, and there were more than 50 people behind me. The plane was extremely small, and the food could have been better. When I dropped off my stroller before boarding the plane, I expected to receive it upon exiting for my transfer. However, they returned the stroller to the checked baggage because they said I was late getting off the plane. Of course, I was late; they assigned me a seat at the back of the aircraft, and I was traveling with a baby! The worst part was when I arrived in Jakarta. They damaged my stroller and refused to approve my claim, so I had to pay for stroller rental because of the damage they caused. I don’t know what happened to Singapore Airlines, but I felt like I was flying with a budget airline.

Everything was good except food , food choices was very less. Washrooms were closed.overall good experience.

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Everything I was good except food quality is very poor

Boarding for business class passengers can be improved. Also, when debarking the aircraft, Economy passengers are let off first due the way the configuration of the cabin upstairs.

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

Good flight overall. Good options of food on NY-Dubai-Mumbai leg. Not that good reversing back. The flight crew is courteous and professional as always. The seating was much more comfortable going into Mumbai than coming back. Cheers!

Thay crew was so nice.Air hostess il ham was so nice.my mom was little scray with airplan turbulence she help us alot.

On this flight, about the last 2 hours the captain kept the cabin too hot. It appeared like the ac was off.

Worst experience I have ever had with any airline in over 25 years.

Very noisy and careless crew on this overnight flight. They should understand customers want to sleep

The flight was delayed for 30 mins. The overall experience was good.

Highly impressive. On time. Smooth and fast boarding and disembarkment. Really great service

Overall, it was ok. However, the food was very sub-par.

It was okay overall but the food was very, very bad.

When comes to Taiwan airlines China airlines is the best rest are pure trash

Fast boarding flight on time boarded plane back to front instead of stupid zone groups like US airlines do...

Baggage delayed for 2 days and still chasing for reimbursement of basis items. Very horrible customer care service.

Horrible airline. Missed my baggage and don’t want to reimburse for the basis items. Pathetic customer service

The American/Hollywood movies in the entertainment system lack english subtitles, they tend to have only arabic subtitles. Coupled with the low quality airplane earphones and cabin noise, it sometimes is difficult to follow the movie dialogues.

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

Wasn’t allowed to continue with the purchased tickets because I hadn’t been able to go on the first scheduled leg.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Don't be afraid if you board an Oman Air Airbus A330 - it will take you to Colombo and not Muskat. The Aircraft is leased by Qatar Airways ;-)

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was a long flight but overall a good one. The one thing that I would comment on is that there is a real problem with disposable plastic products when it comes to the meal service. It would be great for Qatar Airways to find ways to make its meal service more circular and reduce the immense amount of waste.

Fantastic, the 787-9 is a very beautifully designed plane and it was a pleasure to fly in the Qsuite. The suite did feel slightly smaller than the 777 variant, and the suite door also felt smaller, as I felt more exposed as passengers and crew walked past. Food was too notch, and the service was fantastic. I wish they’d enforce boarding zones more effectively, but otherwise they did really well.

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

The flight delayef for over 2 hours so my route was changed leading to arriving to my destination without my luggage

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

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