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$415 Find Cheap Flights from Seoul to Chicago

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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$791
Overall average: $1,159
Multiple Airlines
Wed 4/22Tue 4/28
ICN - ORD • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$1,084
Typical prices: $1,158-$1,295
Korean Air
Tue 9/8Wed 9/16
ICN - ORD • Non-stop
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Allow at least one hour for security at Incheon Intl.
Take the CTA Blue Line from O'Hare to downtown Chicago.
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Cheap Flights from Seoul to Chicago (SEL-ORD)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Seoul to Chicago 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Seoul to Chicago

Wed, Apr 22 - Tue, Apr 28
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5:45 pm - 5:35 am
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ORD
25h 50m
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4:03 pm - 4:05 pm
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ICN
34h 02m
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$791Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 14
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7:20 am - 12:12 am
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ORD
30h 52m
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11:56 am - 6:00 am
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ICN
28h 04m
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$823Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 14
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7:20 am - 12:12 am
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ORD
30h 52m
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11:56 am - 6:00 am
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ICN
28h 04m
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$829Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Tue, Apr 28
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5:45 pm - 8:05 am
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ORD
28h 20m
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4:03 pm - 4:05 pm
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ICN
34h 02m
3 stops
$832Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Tue, Sep 29
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9:20 pm - 5:15 am
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ORD
21h 55m
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6:15 pm - 5:00 am
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ICN
20h 45m
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$860Asiana Airlines
Fri, Apr 17 - Tue, Sep 29
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9:20 pm - 12:59 am
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ORD
17h 39m
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6:15 pm - 5:00 am
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ICN
20h 45m
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$861Asiana Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Tue, Apr 28
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7:55 pm - 2:27 pm
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ORD
32h 32m
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5:45 pm - 11:05 am
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27h 20m
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$1,084ANA
Wed, May 13 - Tue, May 26
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26h 30m
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2:30 pm - 9:15 pm
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16h 45m
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$1,231Japan Airlines
Fri, Apr 17 - Wed, Sep 30
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7:15 pm - 10:45 am
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29h 30m
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2:10 pm - 9:15 pm
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17h 05m
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$1,277Japan Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Sep 29
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7:55 pm - 2:27 pm
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Seoul to Chicago flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Seoul to Chicago to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport departing in April.

What is the cheapest Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport costs $1,260 on the route between Incheon Intl Airport (ICN) and Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Seoul to Chicago?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Seoul to Chicago, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Wednesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Seoul, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is December, where tickets cost $596 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,184 and $1,462 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $1,081 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Seoul to Chicago

 
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Robert Schrader

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One of the web's original travel bloggers, Robert launched his first site Leave Your Daily Hell in 2009. Since then, he's expanded into destination niche sites (one each for Japan, Thailand and Taiwan), in addition to having written for the inflight magazines of Singapore Airlines and Korean Air. Overall, he's visited nearly 100 countries, and flies business as often as possible.

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Stefanie Waldek is a freelance space, travel, and design writer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her words have appeared in Space.com, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, among other publications. An expert in aviation and expedition cruising, Stefanie is frequently up in the air or on the sea, likely en route to Antarctica or the Arctic.

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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$415
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 69% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Seoul to Chicago

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Seoul to Chicago based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Seoul to Chicago flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport was $415 for a one-way ticket and $823 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Seoul and Chicago?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Seoul to Chicago?

    When flying out of Seoul you will be using one of these airports: Seoul Gimpo Intl or Incheon Intl. You will be landing at Chicago O'Hare Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Seoul to Chicago?

    Only Asiana Airlines offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Seoul to Chicago flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Seoul to Chicago?

    The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Seoul to Chicago flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Seoul to Chicago?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Seoul and Chicago, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Seoul to Chicago?

    There are nonstop flights from Seoul to Chicago on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Seoul to Chicago?

    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 Seoul to Chicago.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Seoul to Chicago?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Chicago with an airline and back to Seoul with another airline.

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

    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 to Chicago from Seoul up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Seoul to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $1,071 or less one-way and $1,260 or less round-trip.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Seoul to Chicago

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Seoul to Chicago. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Korean AirOverall score based on 1202 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.5Boarding
8.7Crew
8.3Comfort
8.1Food
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Great service and comfort level. You can have more of vegetarian food options.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Nov 2025
ICN - SFO
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Great service and comfort level. You can have more of vegetarian food options.

It’s great, long flight and arrive safe at destination

Everything was excellent as I expected. They also had a very caring crew. I had a headache and asked a Tylenol. The crew members kept checking with me how I was doing.

I can't believe they put my wife and I in the two middle seats! It is a very long flight and we had single flyers on either side of us blocking the way to the bathroom! There's no reason to not give one of us the isle seat so we could have managed bathroom needs and snacks with convenience. So I think very poorly of Korean air to put us both in the middle, I've never had that happen before and will probably avoid this airline in the future because of this. We tried to have them change it but they didn't so you pretty much lost a customer because of it.

There could have been better spacing of the passengers, it was crowded in some parts of the plane then other while rows were empty

Plane took off on time and I had the whole row to myself!

One of the flight attendants stepped on my foot. I was on the aisle seat. A lady inside needed to get out. So Instood. Just then, a flight attentendant came wuicklybtheoughbthe aisle and stepprd on my sock covered toes. I let out a small sound. She stopped momentarily, but didn’t ask how I was just took off of the aisle. Never came back to see how I was. Fortunately, I was not really hurt other than a slight soreness in my toes. But I found that to be very negligent.

This flight was a superior flight in all regards. Extremely pleasant experience.

Korean Air is unlike any other major airline I have flown with. The grace and respect that the staff has from check in to de-boarding is unmatched. The flight attendants this time were especially wonderful to my five little children. They helped us rearrange to more suitable seating, brought our children’s meals, and patiently waited for them in the aisles when they had to use the bathroom. We felt so welcome and comfortable. I really appreciate the meal voucher when our flight was delayed. I am grateful to have had such an stress-free experience.

It's good overall. Flight was packed. Inflight entertainment choices were lacking.

The crew inside the airport for Alaska was rude, lazy and incompetent

It was a super old plane so the first class experience was just not luxurious

signage from the upper area to the tram down 2 escalator!

You sent me an email saying boarding was at 9:29 and AA sent one that was 8:29 on Sunday morning. I had to call AA to get that it was indeed 8:29.

Not bad. Due to not buying a seat, on the way back, my seat was not assigned till 2 hrs before the flight left. Got me worried I wouldn’t have a seat.

It was not a good experience, the flight was delayed 3 hours, the gate staff were super pushy to get bags checked claiming it was a full flight, there were about a dozen open seats from what I could tell. The intercom from the pilot seemed to be broken, it sounded like the pilot was speaking with a mouth full of marbles.

There was an issue with the plane and it was late getting in. This caused me to miss my connecting flight from PDX to BOI. I had to ask if they would provide me with a food voucher and they did but didn’t seem to concerned about my delay.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours for “routine maintenance”and because of that I arrived much later iso my Uber ride home was $100 when it’s normally $50.

The airport crew and on board experience was fine. The problem with Alaska air is that there is zero customer service over the phone when you’re trying to buy your ticket or change anything.

The WiFi worked for entertainment but a nearly 4 hour flight should have personal tvs

No pilots so we were two hours late taking off and then no gate agents when we arrived in Salt Lake.

We landed and sat on the tarmac for 45 minutes because they only have one gate at the airport and there was another plane running late so we had to wait

The WiFi was not working. That made for a long flight.

Absolutely no communication on why there's a delay and multiple flight time reschedules. I would have canceled the flight and drove back home if I known it was going to be rescheduled 3 or 4 times.

Another late night flight and MORE men belligerently drinking and yelling. I had to move from first to economy because they were so obnoxious and disruptive. Crazy to go from a cozy chair to cardboard when you were supposed to be in first. Delta allows was too much drinking which leads to belligerent behavior.

I was in first class and literally the men behind me were so aggressively loud I moved myself to economy. This has become so common on Delta - people using audio without headphones, and men on 12am / late night flights drinking and yelling to talk to each other which prevents anyone around them from resting. Pretty crazy to have to move from first to economy (poorer service, less comfort...). Wild wild. Looking into other airlines.

Love delta smaller commuter plane so no entertainment and paid wifi on MKE-LGA leg was extremely unreliable and slow

Stop changing gates. Stop cancelling flights Stop moving my seat.

Extremely disappointed with Delta. They canceled flight last minute and then I rebooked the other flights and with which were delayed as well

Could not get my connecting flight boarding pass until four hrs before departure! Ver annoying especially since the staff could not explain why!

They never clean the toilet, and the food is worse

Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

Chargers didn’t work, no entertainment and we had to wait for taxiing for easily 40 minutes after arriving early. Bags were late too!

No real complaints. The in flight food was much better than I expected. The in flight entertainment was excellent.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Horrible Flight significantly delayed. Not due to united issue. But trying to rebook connection flight and get information about overnight accommodation was difficult. Agent did not seem to care or have any interest to help.

United Airlines is my preferred airlines and I am thankful for Gary who also help support me on the phone to switch my flight literally last min.

This Japanese airline provides great service and very helpful in assisting their passengers.

Seated dude next to me even though lots of empty rows. But main thing was we sat on the tarmac after landing for 30 minutes because of, in the words of the dude who sat next to me, “operational incompetence”. We got changing directions about where to pick up gate checked bags. Pilot and flight attendant were awesome though.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

My ticket did not exist when I got to the airport. I had to book another flight and was still charged by Kayak

It's kindof ridiculous that your system is even asking me about this since my flight was canceled and I wasn't rescheduled.

Bad service as well. Another 3hr delayed flight from chicago to Charlotte.

Very bad service the way back we was on the way for r two days very bad condition and waiting for luggage till now

United had no (zero) record of our flight. It took over an hour of us standing in line with surly employee while others waited to get resolved. I have never experienced such poor service and poor empathy.

Or the greatest and it ended up picking us up from Chicago to Toronto not sure who was tesponsible for the 4 hr delay. United should have been properly prepared for a scheduled flight from Austin to Chicago and they were not.

The service was good ... I wondered if the stewardess was OK though as she seemed quite sad.

Terrible food, unprofessional flight attendants, and an uncomfortable seat. The food they provided was the worst I have ever had since I flew. They were worse than any cheap food you can get at convenience stores. A flight attendant talked to me in an insulting and demanding manner. If she wanted to say something, she should have said it professionally and kindly. No flight attendants served any drinks or snacks. If I needed a drink or snacks, I had to get up from my seat and go to the airplane's back area and serve myself. What were the flight attendants doing during their work shifts? A man sitting in front of me fully extended his chair to the back, so I had virtually no space to eat with reasonable comfort. Many people were so inconsiderate of others and fully extended their chairs to the back that they did not have enough space to eat. Flight attendants ignored these situations and never bothered to tell passengers to return their chairs to upright positions during the mealtime. I want to be comfortable and don't care if others feel uncomfortable because of me. Those were the dominant thoughts of people in that airplane. I paid more than $2000.00 for this terrible experience.

My flight was overbooked and they would not let me board. I had to book another flight and pay the full amount of that flight. I did not get any help at all from Air Canada or United Airlines.

Very nice. Cabin crew is very attentive and professional. So nice!

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