San Francisco to Seoul

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Jul 27: €286 €286 Jul 20 Jul 27 low €269 · high €324

Departure-day prices · December 2026 San Francisco → Seoul

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Best time to visit Seoul — climate

Jan: ~2°C daytime, 4 rainy days JanFeb: ~2°C daytime, 2 rainy days FebMar: ~12°C daytime, 8 rainy days 12° MarApr: ~17°C daytime, 6 rainy days 17° AprMay: ~22°C daytime, 9 rainy days 22° MayJun: ~28°C daytime, 13 rainy days 28° JunJul: ~32°C daytime, 14 rainy days 32° JulAug: ~31°C daytime, 16 rainy days 31° AugSep: ~26°C daytime, 11 rainy days 26° SepOct: ~19°C daytime, 14 rainy days 19° OctNov: ~12°C daytime, 2 rainy days 12° NovDec: ~3°C daytime, 9 rainy days Dec

Best value: Aug — fares from €269 and ~31°C daytime.

Flights from San Francisco to Seoul start around €269 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €269–304, based on 4 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares San Francisco → Seoul; direct flights available (e.g. YP). · Based on 4 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Seoul

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Sep 6 – Sep 12 United Airlines · Direct · 12h 20m €450 Book
Oct 24 – Nov 5 United Airlines · Direct · 12h 55m €621 Book
Aug 5 – Sep 3 United Airlines · Direct · 12h 20m €674 Book
Aug 14 – Aug 21 Air Premia · Direct · 12h 40m €721 Book
Apr 26 – May 7 United Airlines · 1 stop · 21h 21m €737 Book

Weather in Seoul

Tue ☁️ 30° 25° 💧73%
Wed 🌤️ 31° 24° 💧4%
Thu 🌤️ 31° 24° 💧15%
Fri 🌦️ 32° 25° 💧45%
Sat ⛈️ 32° 25° 💧29%
Sun 🌦️ 34° 26° 💧11%
Mon 🌦️ 35° 26° 💧10%

In Dec, Seoul typically sees ~3°C daytime highs and 9 rainy days.

Where to stay in Seoul

3★+ hotels from €69/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Ocloud Hotel Gangnam hotel · Seoul
from €69/night★ 4
Arirang Hill Hotel Dongdaemun hotel · Seoul
from €88/night★ 4
Klaven Hotel Myeongdong City Hall hotel · Seoul
from €95/night★ 3

Good to know

Time difference+16h
Time in the air12h 20m

Things to do in Seoul

Top-rated tours and tickets from €56 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Seoul

Seoul (서울) is the capital of South Korea. With a population of over 9 million (with over 20 million in the wider metropolitan area), Seoul is by far South Korea's largest city and one of East Asia's financial and cultural centers. A fascinating blend of ancient traditions and cutting-edge digital technology, home to endless street food vendors and vast nightlife districts, an extraordinarily high-pressure educational system and serene Buddhist temples, a dynamic trend-setting youth culture and often crushing conformism, extraordinary architectu…

Read the full Seoul guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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