Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Gimpo International Airport

Our reference schedule data records nonstop service on this pair (Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air and 1 more carriers). Airline schedules can change, so check current availability through our flight-search partners.

The great-circle distance is about 866 km, roughly 1.6 hours in the air for a nonstop.

Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, Shanghai Airlines — as recorded in the reference schedule data.

Search by city (Shanghai (Minhang)) to compare every airport serving the metro area in one query — low-cost carriers often use secondary airports with lower fares.

short-haul fares like this move fast in both directions — booking one to three weeks ahead is the usual sweet spot, and same-day walk-up fares are the worst case. These are booking windows, not rules — fares change constantly, so compare dates in the search above and book when the total, bags included, is right.

The cheapest month depends on the demand calendar at Seoul — school holidays, the Christmas–New Year peak and major local events price highest, and shoulder-season months between them price lowest. Rather than trusting a generic answer, open the fare calendar on the search above: it shows real prices for every date this month and next, so the cheap windows are visible immediately.

Midweek departures — Tuesday to Thursday — commonly price below Friday–Sunday on routes like Shanghai (Minhang) → Seoul, because leisure demand concentrates at the weekend. The pattern is not guaranteed on every date, so compare a midweek date against your first-choice day in the search above before locking in.

Gimpo International Airport (GMP) is served by taxis, ride-hailing and pre-booked transfers; some airports at this size also have rail or express-bus links. Our Gimpo International Airport airport transfer guide lays out the options and when each one wins.

It depends on your nationality, not on the route — two travellers on the same Shanghai (Minhang) → Seoul flight can face completely different entry rules. Check the destination country’s official immigration site or your foreign-ministry travel advice for your passport, and do it before booking: some destinations require a visa obtained in advance, others issue visas or waivers on arrival.

Whatever the fare you buy includes — baggage is set by the carrier and fare class, not the route, and the carriers on this pair (Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, Shanghai Airlines) price bags very differently. Low-cost fares usually include cabin bags only and charge per checked bag; full-service fares typically include at least one. Compare totals with your bags added, because a dearer fare with bags included is often cheaper overall.

Seoul has a left-luggage network — the KTX-to-Busan morning leaves early — storage at Seoul Station makes the same-day trip work FlyraGo’s Seoul luggage storage page lists the network, with flat daily rates you can book before you fly.