Expedia (on United Airlines or Air Premia) or
United Airlines are offering
Roundtrip Nonstop Flights from San Francisco, CA (SFO) to Seoul, South Korea (ICN) on sale for ~
$661 valid for Travel from August 21st though December 9th, 2025.
Thanks to Deal Hunter
serra for sharing this deal.
- Note: These are basic economy fares on both airlines and include a personal item, a carry-on bag and 1 free checked bag. There is no seat selection and no change. If you are travelling with children, you will be seated together as per UA's policy.
Travel Availability (Subject to Change):
- Departs SFO: Aug 21-22, 26-27, 29-31; Sept 1-16; Oct 1-5, 15, 19-31; Nov 1-19, 23-30; Dec 1-9
- Returns: Aug 28; Sept 2-3, 6-23; Oct 8-24, 26-31; Nov 1-26, 28; Dec 1-28
Top Comments
I would HIGHLY recommend going. Seoul and Busan was freaking incredible. South Korea was my favorite place ever to visit. Also, the USD to Won is strong now, so it's cheap there. The food was SUPER cheap. Michelin star bowl of ramen was $7 USD. Sit down BBQ was $20 USD including beer. And the best thing about Seoul as a foreigner is almost everyone speaks some English. The younger adults are quite fluent. Whereas, I was surprised that hardly anyone in Japan seemed to speak English.
43 Comments
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
There are many small convenient stores with no workers/cashiers, open 24/7 and based on an honor system for customers to grab what they need, ring up the right amount, and pay, just like the Amazon system with cashier less stores but you don't need an account.
Plus, you could be walking around in a dark neighborhood at 2am in the morning and not worry about being safe. Single women just walk around at night, heck even little grade school kids go home at 10pm after they finish their 3rd extra curricular prep schools. It's so safe there.
All this is to show how civil and upstanding the people are in South Korea, something we Americans need to learn a thing or two about.
P.S. There are CCTV cameras EVERYWHERE so be warned. You WILL get caught if you do something uncivilized.
There are many small convenient stores with no workers/cashiers, open 24/7 and based on an honor system for customers to grab what they need, ring up the right amount, and pay, just like the Amazon system with cashier less stores but you don't need an account.
Plus, you could be walking around in a dark neighborhood at 2am in the morning and not worry about being safe. Single women just walk around at night, heck even little grade school kids go home at 10pm after they finish their 3rd extra curricular prep schools. It's so safe there.
All this is to show how civil and upstanding the people are in South Korea, something we Americans need to learn a thing or two about.
P.S. There are CCTV cameras EVERYWHERE so be warned. You WILL get caught if you do something uncivilized.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
2. All but street vendors take credit card. Use home currency when paying cc.
3. Transit card is a must if you want to move around on the cheap. CS25 (7-11) at airport sells cards
4. Go-to any convenient store and buy a budget sim card $9-13 bucks depending on currency rate. 50-60 bucks airport for 30 SIM card. If you have number, you can use food delivery. If you go during Aug Sept, you are going to want to avoid heat and humidity.
5. Baseball game. YOU HAVE TO TRY. Chanting singing cheerleader dancing to kpop and beer and food are cheap as balls
6. Shoes. Much like most of Asia, expect 18-25k steps.
7. Google maps kinda works, but naver or Kakao best.
8. VPN. Korea blocks random sites.
9. Tabasco/siriacha. Nearly impossible to find.
10. Unless it's high end restaurant. Food coffee snacks etc are ordered via kiosk. Almost no human interaction.
Air premia , 600-700 is normal for October-December travel.