Los Angeles → Seoul flights

Target $362–$374 for LAX–Seoul; the sweet spot is narrow

Key takeaways

• Median fare is $374, with the middle 50% of observed prices falling between $362 and $386 — a tight $24 band.
• The lowest recorded fare was $356, only $6 below the p25 floor, suggesting true floor deals are rare but not impossible.
• The high end hit $460 — about 23% above median — so waiting too long or booking during demand spikes carries real cost.
• Spread of 29% (low to high) means timing matters, but the bulk of fares cluster tightly: don't chase a bargain that may never materialize.
• No single dominant carrier was flagged in the data — comparison-shopping across all nonstop and one-stop options on this route is warranted.

30-day price trend

See full numbers and stats on the LAX → ICN price history page.

The full picture

The Los Angeles–Seoul fare landscape is more stable than most long-haul transpacific routes. With a p25 of $362 and a p75 of $386, half of all sampled fares landed within a $24 window around the $374 median — an unusually compressed spread for an ~11-hour international flight. That's good news if you're budgeting: you're unlikely to be blindsided. The $460 high, however, shows that pockets of elevated pricing do appear, most plausibly tied to holiday-adjacent demand or reduced seat availability on specific itineraries.

On a route of this length, fares historically begin softening around 6–10 weeks before departure as airlines work to fill remaining inventory, and tend to firm up again inside three weeks when last-minute business demand takes hold. The tight interquartile range here reinforces that pattern: fares near the $362–$374 zone appear reliably available during a mid-booking window, not just on rare lucky days. If you see a fare at or below $362 — the p25 threshold — that's a credible signal to book rather than wait.

Because no dominant carrier was identifiable from this dataset, this route likely sees competitive pricing across multiple operators (Korean Air, Asiana, and various one-stop options via Asian hubs all serve LAX–ICN). That competition probably explains why fares cluster so tightly near the median. One honest caveat: 30 snapshots capture cheapest available fares on the days sampled, not every seat across all dates — actual prices for your specific travel window may sit higher or lower, particularly around Korean and U.S. public holidays.

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