South Korea
Seoul
Cold winters, fierce food scene, and the best shopping value in the region.
When to go
Jan, Feb, Dec tend to be the best months here. Jul is usually the one to avoid.
Daytime high and overnight low, averaged over thirty years of records from Open-Meteo. The rainfall word is the month’s measured average, not a forecast.
What a day costs
Food and getting around, per person per day. Flights are separate, see the fares above.
- Backpacking
- Rp360.862per day+ 4-star rooms from Rp1.036.363 a night
- Comfortable
- Rp820.141per day+ 4-star rooms from Rp1.312.589 a night
- Treating yourself
- Rp3.707.037per day+ 4-star rooms from Rp1.768.545 a night
Getting there
- Visa for an Indonesian passport
- Embassy visa needed
- Flight time from CGK
- 7h 15m nonstop
- Airport
- ICN
The visa table we copied says: Visa required · Visa not required for a maximum stay of 30 days if the traveler: Holds a visa issued by Australia, Canada, USA or New Zealand, and only if they transit from or to those countries via South Korea. Arrives and departs from Jeju International Airport , Jeju Island , for tourism purposes. Group tourists can only travel to the Gangwon-do region and the metropolitan area of South Korea, and the maximum stay is 15 days. Starting 28 May 2026 until December 2026, group travelers of 3 persons or more can enter South Korea without visa for maximum stay of 15 days if: Travelers' names previously registered by travel agents authorized by the South Korean government, reviewed and accepted by South Korean Ministry of Justice, and The travelers enter and depart South Korea through the same flight or ship booking.
Visa status from Wikipedia contributors, copied 2026-09-17. Rules change; check before you book.
Typical return fare by month
Cheapest in Oct 2026, about Rp5.507.463
Dec 2026 costs about Rp2.920.400 more.
Researched fares: Rp4.947.766 to Rp11.849.510 per person over 60 checks, last on 2026-09-07. · Cheapest direct researched: T'way Air at Rp5.125.772.
From our own live checks: for each departure we sampled in the month, the cheapest return fare per person the newest check found, averaged. The same figures as the fare index, last checked 2026-09-07. Not a quote. What you pay depends on when you book. Departures from Sep 2026 to Jul 2027. How we work this out
Flights from Jakarta by month →
Flying to Seoul
- Fastest journey
- 7h 15m · Non-stop · Korean Air
- Cheapest itinerary
- 13h 5m · 1 stop · Vietnam Airlines
- Usually flown by
- Korean Air, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Singapore Airlines
- Carbon, one way
- 359 kg CO₂
From the 51 fares we researched for a 2027-08-21 departure, checked 2026-09-07. Outbound journey times. Not a quote. How we work this out
Where people stay in Seoul
A few properties Booking.com listed when we captured prices in September 2026, with the nightly rate at the time. This is not a quote and we don't hold rooms. Prices and availability change, so check the page for your own dates. How we work this out
- Puzzlestay House4★ · 5/5 · 146 reviewsRp1.162.586
- DADU House · 4.8/5 · 734 reviewsRp1.211.270
- Hongdae ssuny house4★ · 4.9/5 · 101 reviewsRp1.238.779
- HHZib, homestay on a hill in the heart of Seoul - 'BEST SEOUL STAY 2024-26' by Seoul · 4.9/5 · 162 reviewsRp1.288.321
- Heima Guesthouse Hongdae3★ · 4.8/5 · 192 reviewsRp1.294.091
- Lydia Craft Guesthouse4★ · 4.9/5 · 148 reviewsRp1.552.910
- Soo Guest House4★ · 4.8/5 · 754 reviewsRp929.417
- Dreaming Hostel Sinchon Hongdae · 4.7/5 · 344 reviewsRp706.406
Common questions
When is the cheapest month to fly from Jakarta to Seoul?
From what we captured across a year of departures, October is the cheapest month to fly Jakarta to Seoul, at around Rp5.507.463 return. That is a researched figure from a dated snapshot, not a live quote, so check the price with a partner before you book.
Is a visa needed for South Korea on an Indonesian passport?
On an Indonesian passport, South Korea: Embassy visa needed. Visa rules change, so confirm with the embassy before you travel.
How much does a day in Seoul cost?
We budget about Rp820.141 per person per day in Seoul for food and getting around locally. Flights and your room are separate.
What is the best time to visit Seoul?
Going by rainfall and temperature records, January, February, December are the most comfortable months in Seoul.
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