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Cheap First Class Flight Deals to South Korea

 
These are the cheapest deals for flights from the United States to South Korea currently on KAYAK along with options from the most popular airlines KAYAK users selected for this route. 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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Recent first class round-trip flight deals to South Korea

Sun, Mar 1 - Sun, Mar 15
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10:00 pm - 10:45 am
JFK
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ICN
22h 45m1 stop
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11:40 pm - 2:25 pm
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JFK
27h 45m1 stop
$15,039Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 22
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23h 05m1 stop
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11:55 pm - 2:25 pm
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27h 30m1 stop
$15,044Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jan 16 - Mon, Jan 19
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10:20 pm - 1:55 pm
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29h 35m1 stop
$16,415Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 2 - Fri, Mar 6
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10:50 am - 5:35 pm
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7:40 pm - 1:40 pm
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11h 00mnonstop
$18,329Korean Air
Thu, Jan 1 - Thu, Jan 15
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$18,345Korean Air
Mon, Apr 6 - Mon, Apr 13
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13h 50mnonstop
$20,137Korean Air
Fri, Jan 16 - Mon, Jan 19
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27h 05m2 stops
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$20,653Emirates
Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 22
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34h 25m2 stops
$20,655Emirates
Fri, May 1 - Sat, May 9
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12:30 pm - 5:50 pm
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11h 10mnonstop
$21,801Delta
Sat, Mar 21 - Thu, Apr 9
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$21,816Delta

Latest first class flight deals to South Korea

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Seoul
Incheon1 stop$15,039
Seoul
Incheon1 stop$15,039

FAQs for South Korea first class flights

  • Are there airlines that offer flatbeds for first-class flights to South Korea?

    Asiana Airlines and Emirates are some of the few airlines offering first-class flights to South Korea that have flatbeds. Their large and spacious seats can be adjusted to horizontal positions by pressing a button. First-class passengers using these airlines can enjoy their flight while sleeping.

  • Which airline has the best onboard amenities and services for first-class flights to South Korea?

    Passengers flying to South Korea using Asiana Airlines will have to access some of the best amenities and onboard services. Their seats have extra legroom, which enables them to sit back and enjoy a movie, read an in-flight book, or catch up with an interesting TV show.

  • Which airlines have the best lounge amenities for first-class flights to South Korea?

    If you book a first-class flight to South Korea, you will experience some of the best lounge amenities with Emirates and Asiana Airlines. The first-class lounge of Asiana Airlines has a well-decorated dining room where passengers can enjoy different Korean dishes freshly prepared and served by Korean chefs. The lounge also features a fully stocked bar and a gaming room.

  • What is the most popular airline offering First Class flights to South Korea?

    Among KAYAK users, Delta is the most popular airline offering First Class seats on flights to South Korea.

  • Which airlines offer First Class tickets on flights to South Korea?

    Traveling to South Korea and want to offer yourself a First Class experience? Depending on the origin, the following airlines offer seats in First Class: Delta, Korean Air and Emirates.

  • How does KAYAK find such good deals on First Class tickets to South Korea?

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

  • How much is a first class flight to South Korea?

    First class tickets to South Korea differ in price depending on the departure airport. On average, first class fares cost $21,656 for a return trip to South Korea, while the cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $16,474.

  • What is the best airline for first class flights to South Korea?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering first class flights to South Korea is Korean Air, with an overall rating of 8.4.

Top tips for finding first class flights to South Korea

  • The advantage that passengers have when they find first-class flights to South Korea include shorter security lines and priority when getting services. Shorter security lines reduce the time passengers have to wait before accessing the exclusive lounge or getting into their luxurious seats on the plane. They are prioritized by having their luggage checked before other passengers.
  • International passengers arriving at Incheon International Airport will access the first-class lounge at Terminal 3. Those arriving at the Gimpo International Airport will head to Terminal 1, where they will access the first-class lounge. Both these lounges have exclusive amenities, including a quiet and spacious dining room with a variety of meals and a selection of drinks.
  • Those who find first-class flights to South Korea will experience enhanced convenience when boarding or alighting from their plane. When boarding the plane, passengers can use a private door to access their seats. When the plane lands, they are the first ones to alight from the plane.
  • The most expensive day to fly First Class to South Korea is Tuesday, while the cheapest is Saturday.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to South Korea

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly first class 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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Korean AirOverall score based on 1185 reviews
8.7Crew
8.5Boarding
8.2Entertainment
8.1Food
8.3Comfort
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Never had a flight delay issue with Korean Air, that's why I always go with this airline.

10.0 ExcellentOmer, Nov 2025
MNL - ICN
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Never had a flight delay issue with Korean Air, that's why I always go with this airline.

Flight crew were very attentive and made this trip a pleasure. Plus the fact that this our first time flying business class.

The boarding process was efficient and quick. The seats were comfortable. The food was good. The service was excellent. We had a lovely flight from Seattle on Korean air

Flight crew was fantastic. The aircraft was meticulously cleaned at all times. The crew was continuously checking to see if the passengers were ok.

Korean are so racist and when I ask question or directions they totally ignore me and say racist. Also they give me an rude attitude.

It was good, I liked the self-serve snacks but it was a little difficult to get the alcohol, which is understandable since I wouldn't want kids sneaking it.

Friendly flight attendants and gate agents. Very clean plane and food was good!

I normally love Korean Air, but this trip was not great. We boarded the plan and were settling into our seats. My son and I use these leg swings and we used it on the trip over to Cambodia, but on the way back the flight attendant very rudely told us we could not use it and that it was against regulations. I asked to see the regulation, but never saw it. The food on this trip was horrible as well, Even my son's kids meal was disgusting so we didn't eat anything on the flight. Thankfully we brought snacks. Entertainment - what happened to the games?

This was an amazing flight. The crew was great. The service was great. The food provided was great.

I was unable to select decent seats, and so I was stuck in the middle seat because it was selected for me

Very nice staff, airplanes, and an excellent value in premium economy.

Food quality is poor. Flight attendants are very friendly and professional.

I flew on Zip Air on the way to Asia so I can compare. The two airlines are night and day. Air Premia was so amazing compared to Zip Air. I have flown Korean Air in the past and I honestly don’t know the difference between Air Premia and the “non-budget” airlines. My Air Premia flight provided me two bags whereas I had to pay for Zip Air. On my under 11 hour flight, we were provided two full meals! The flight attendants were so kind and polite.

For the price, the overall experience was what I expected. The prices were fair and competitive, the staff friendly and more responsive than other airlines, and seating spacious. The downside was food portion size, but I'll gladly pay a few dollars more for the hot noodles or other supplemental snacks, given the more affordable ticket prices. I don't mind the absence of Hollywood movie programming if that leads to inflated ticket prices. Wi-Fi worked well. In addition to spacious seating for the Wide Premiium, I'd suggest foot rests to complement the calf rests. There're problems with booking Air Premia tickets at the home website. The underlying app engine won't process non-Korean credit cards, which is a major oversight, probably hurting the company's bottom line. I can go to Kayak or a third-party website to book Air Premia tickets, but it's an awkward work-around when other airlines don't have to resort to this tactic.

As it's a budget airline it's pretty basic. But the quality of crew and plane is excellent.

First time flying with them and was pleasantly surprised. I had a premium economy seat which is very similar to some other airlines regional business class product. Seat was large, pillow was provided, huge amount of leg room, entertainment was available (only Korean shows), and lunch meal was served between Narita and Seoul. Really enjoyable and affordable

Maybe the reimbursement voucher should have been larger than a 10k won. That voucher is only for refreshments. The flight was delayed or pushed to more than 5 hours. It should be more than just 10k won and it was already past midnight. Some people or passengers like who was already there 5 hours prior to the original flight departure. 4pm** That was the only unfortunate thing about it . Other than that it was good .

5 hour delay, therefore, middle of the night arrival doesn’t help.

The staff were very friendly, and the flight was comfortable. That said, there was no option to specify dietary restrictions before the flight, so you may need to bring your own food. Also, there was no wifi available for the flight, though there is an in-flight entertainment console with many Korean-language shows and movies.

The legroom was great for a 5’11” person. The 11 hour direct flight had two meal services included in the ticket price which was less than other airline’s cost without food service (Canada air)from sfo to incheon. The airline is focused towards Korean nationals with the onboard entertainment selection of Korean movies but English subtitles were available. Overall premia air is a great option to fly from the US to Korea.

Flight delays both to Detroits and return flight . The flight to Detroit was associated with mechanical difficulty

I am extremely disappointed that delta internal pilot manuals now refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “gulf of America”. You can bow down to the Orange turd on your own. I will never fly delta again

Wasn't a Delta issue I don't think, but seems there was a Delta flight at each of the 2 Dallas airports at the same exact time, both to Atlanta. I was evidently booked on the one at Love Airport, but the Carey transport shuttle took me to DFW instead and I ended up missing the flight by just a few minutes. Was able to book a Southwest flight from Love Airport, but was a big loss of time and an inconvenience.

Great. I had to modify a flight. That was easy and free. Thank You

I noticed that the planes seem to be outdated. There was no entertainment per se. Also, the waiting area did not have any working electrical outlets

None of the airplane features were available during the flight.

Original flight was cancelled and when i was rebooked by the airline, they couldn't seat me in the same type of seat as I had originally booked (went from window/aisle to middle/middle and one was a bulkhead seat, and other wasn't in the same class)

Lady Pilot was perfect in every way wheels up to wheels down communication, professionalism, excellent on time departure and on time arrival, excellent communication! Fantastic job with Superb attitude!!

The food is terrible. The staff is wonderful. Comfort is good.

Left on time, a bit delayed due to headwinds most of the trip.

The Crew and the food was the worst I ever had in Business Class. First they told us there were no space for carry on. It was plenty of space over our 2 row seats, we had to ask to let us travel with it which was accepted. They were aware that we had to run for the connection due to the previous flight delay. Have us one hour waiting for more customers and not even offer a glass of water. Then started the service and they started to serve other passengers drinks in business and did not offer any drinks until they serve our pre ordered meal and I ask for something to drink. I had to wait until they finished to serve all passengers until Inget something. The crew was the worts I ever had for Business Class in my life.

Very turbulent trip made it pretty bearable, plus the lack of refreshments served and the lack of any air conditioning before takeoff which took an hour or more.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

Not good - outbound flight was delayed and missed my connection even though I got to the gate after running through the airport - the agent would not let me on because the door was closed (flight had not left). There was no notification from United - overall experience was very disappointing. Additionally, I was downgraded from first class to coach on the alternative flight

The flight was on time. I generally don’t drink or eat on short flights and the seats were good and the flight attendants were friendly. That’s all I expect

It was nice to have gotten up upgraded to first class with a meal on a three hour flight

Not great experience - we were super late boarding due to issues with aircraft. Then when we finally all got onboard and seated and they started taxiing out to the runway they just stopped then turned around and went back to the airport. Apparently the crew “ran out of time” to legally fly us. They mentioned that they were about 2 minutes away from taking off. I understand the rules and safety but kinda wonder why they would have bothered boarding us in the first place? Had to go all the way back and de plane and then wait in a HUGE line to get a hotel (this is somewhere around 2:30am) finally got to hotel by Uber (no shuttle after 20min so gave up) and they ended up putting us all back on the same aircraft at 10am next morning so got about 2.5 hours sleep. They did give us. $250 credit, but it was a São Paulo Brazil flight out of Dulles. The flight and everything was fine.

United overall experience is great these days. Airport experience was very organized. Staff on flight were great. App and information as good as it gets.

United have really come back. Airport and boarding process is clear and good, app and information also very good

They charged a fee for 1st bag checked. Others in same party were free.

Our biggest complaint about Air Canada is that if you don’t like your seat during check-in, there’s a fee to move elsewhere. On our flight from YUL to FFL, we were charged to change seats—just regular seats. What’s maddening is that the plane wasn’t even full; there were even a few people sleeping in the middle row sections (entire rows, completely empty), using them as beds. In my opinion, charging passengers for seat changes is a cash grab by Air Canada. They are definitely not the airline they were back in the day. I suppose they need to gouge the consumer now that they pay their attendants while on ground. One out of 10.

Nothing specific. Cabin temperature was too high for some reason.

It was just fine. I managed to make all my connection too sbut had trouble in Munich with no wheel chair and trouble trying to get help from the airport people to get to the other terminal for my flight. Finally a wonderful lady Amelia, helped me to make my flight connection Timon with zero time to spare.

Over 40 years ago my AC return flight was canceled, during this last summer the same thing happened. AC denied everything Canadian like paying for accommodations and basic necessities. So why would I ever want to fly AC again? This last flight my wife took the return flight had problems and left late, so I guess they are getting better. However I have no faith in this airline so I drove to this last destination! I'll never fly AC again!!!

Great check in process in LA and good service The check in process as well as at the gate is way better in the US versus canada 🇨🇦

Super experience. Earlier than schedule departure and arrival. Baggage handling was very good

Allow me to book extra bag check in as free though I packed in 1 luggage but that was 7 LBS overweight so make another bag to free check in.

I would like to get my money back. I flight was 4 hours late on the way to detroit, And same on my way back to Brussels they cancelled my flight and give me an other ticket and i had to wait 5 hours.

All attendents were very efficient, pleasant and happy. Everything went smoothly. The seats could have been wider. There could have been more free food instead of just one small bar.

My seat was one of those that couldn't recline, but the problem was that it was abnormally upright, so the headrest actually made the seat concave, which was uncomfortable and hard on my lower back. I had to ball my jacket up and use it as lumbar support. goodness I had it with me.

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