Incheon International Airport is popular with its comfortable and new facilities. As it became famous for the transit hub in North East Asia and many tourists are using Incheon airport for transit. The airport is a major transit point for connecting passengers en route to major cities around the Pacific.
For those transit visitors, Incheon and Seoul city developed some good tour programs.
With a couple of hours of transit time at Incheon International Airport, one can enjoy a transit tour in the vicinity. A variety of tour packages are available depending on length of transit time, including half or full day options.
Heungryunsa Temple with views of Incheon Bridge & the Yellow Sea
The temples of Yonggungsa and Heungnyunsa are located near the airport and can be toured in an hour or two at an affordable price.
Travellers with more than half a day for transit may want to consider visiting Incheon or Seoul. The Seoul City Tour or Seoul City Night Tour, (require reservations at least one day in advance), visit some of Seoul's major tourist attractions. The Seoul City Tour can take anywhere between five to seven hours.
Also, variety of tour program that can experience special parts of Seoul include Kimchi making program, Korean style hot spa, water taxi driving Han river, Yongsan electronic devices market, great night view of N Seoul tower, night shopping in Dongdae mun, Itaewon with variety cultures, nature in the middle of city Cheongyecheon, etc. (There are more detailed tour programs on table below.)
You can reserve these tour programs in the travel agency in Incheon airport first floor (+82-32-741-3139 (Jau Tour)/ +82-32-743-6605 (Hana Tour) ) or internet homepage(freedomtour.co.kr/hanatourintl.com)
Transit Tour Options | Travel Time | Transit Tours | Major Attractions |
| 1-2 hours | Temple Tour | Heungryunsa Temple, Yonggungsa Temple |
| Vincinity Tour | Eurwangni Beach | |
| 3-5 hours | Incheon City Tour | Wolmido Island, Sindo Island / Sido Island, Sinpo Market |
| Seoul City Tour | Gyeongbokgung Palace, Cheonggyecheon Stream, Namsangol Hanok Village, N Seoul Tower, Dongdaemun Market, Gwangjang Market | |
| 6-7 hours | Seoul City Tour | Changdeokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, Myeongdong, Insa-dong, Namdaemun Market |
| DMZ Tour | Imjingak Pavilion, The Third Tunnel | |
| Ganghwado Island | Jeondeungsa Temple |
<source: Korea Tourism Organization:http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=1226582>
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