There are 5 ways to get from Seoul to Chicago by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ICN - ORD
16h 38m$655–1,209Fly Gimpo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane GMP - ORD
19h 14m$284–1,007Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane ICN - MDW
20h 47m$405–1,409Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to South Bend, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to South Bend (SBN)plane ICN - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
20h 34m$427–1,321Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane ICN - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
20h 44m$600–2,093
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Chicago is to fly which costs $280 - $1,100 and takes 19h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Chicago is to train and fly which takes 16h 38m and costs $650 - $1,300.
The distance between Seoul and Chicago is 6631 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 38m to get from Seoul to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 14h behind Seoul. It is currently 10:42 AM in Seoul and 8:42 PM in Chicago.
There are 1130+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Chicago, IL, USA?
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and two other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to South Bend via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Incheon International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to South Bend via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–2,300
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
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