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cmr · Joined: 22 Mar 2006

What would be the cheapest way to fly to Hong Kong from Seoul? Are there any cheap airlines, at least cheaper than Cathay, KAL and the like?

soviet_man · Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Location: Seoul

Sometimes with Hong Kong, it is cheaper to fly via Macau airport or Shenzhen airport (mainland side).

There is also a low cost carrier called "Hong Kong Airlines" operating to regional airports (Daegu, Cheongju etc) which recently started.

For ICN-HKG-ICN at the moment I'd say 500,000 won maximum including tax, otherwise it is not good value.

Three years ago before the fuel surcharges and spike in prices, you could commonly do HKG (and Thailand for that matter) for about 300,000 won.

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

If you watch the Cathay website you can often get packages (3-4 night) including airfare, transfers and hotel for as little as 465k won. There are some restrictions but they can be a good get-away deal.

The usual airfare runs about 465k won ICN-HKG-ICN.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

Go directly to the Cathay Pacific website, click Korea as your preferred country and see what kind of deals they have. I got a friend a ticket for 350k return, inclusive of tax, last month.

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

The Lemon · Joined: 11 Jan 2003

I see you can do Korean Air from Pusan to Hong Kong for 270,000w return:

Fare (A1): KE PUSSEL Y fare KRW 130000
Fare (A2): KE SELPUS Y fare KRW 130000
Tax: Rep. of Korea Passenger Service Charge KRW 9000
Tax: KE YQ surcharge $1.80
Total for 1 adult passenger: KRW 270800
(as of Wednesday, April 2, 2008)

Oddly, Pusan-Seoul-Hong Kong gets you that price. Seoul-Hong Kong? Much more expensive.

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hogwonguy1979 · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den

but for the 2 3 day weekends in may prices double from the ones posted IF you can get a flight

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

www.072.com (www.ttangcheori.co.kr) offers short-notice tickets to Hong Kong on India Air for 224,000 won plus 88,000 won tax from Incheon. But it's non-extendable and good for three nights and only good on certain dates.

cmr · Joined: 22 Mar 2006

Thanks a lot everyone! It's much, much more information than I expected, great! Very Happy

Vlad Spinner · Joined: 09 Sep 2007

Also (though you may have received better advice already) consider talking with Angie Kim (excellent English speaker) at tourexpress.com, and don't rule out Guangzhou (CAN), though it's a tad bit farther away from Hong Kong than Shenzhen.

A quick online check of the tourexpress.com site (requires basic Korean skills) shows that KAL will get you to-and-from Shenzhen for 110,460 won this coming weekend--CHEAP! Of course they'll clap on airport tax and you'll need a China visa (I think) if traveling overland into HK--these expenses will mount up.

Lo and behold, KAL offers the same fare to Guangzhou, with Asiana asking a tad bit more. Shenzhen's closer to your destination, though.

I say either reserve a spot online now, or call Angie Kim. She's the best.