Seoul to Minneapolis (MSP) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Seoul to Minneapolis, look for around $1,305, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $1,305 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 8 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

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Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Seoul to Minneapolis for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for ICN → MSP. Next departures: Thu Nov 5 · Fri Nov 6 · Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $1,307 ($1,379 on Delta Air Lines) for Tuesday Dec 22–29, nonstop out and one connection via Seattle back. Arrive home Dec 31. Dec 22–29, Delta Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $1,307.29 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $1,305 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Dec 8–15, Korean Air / Delta Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $1,307.29 · See flights for these dates
Nonstop: In the 12 departure dates we searched from Dec 8 to Jan 26, a nonstop from Seoul flew on 10: Tuesdays 4 of 5, Saturdays 2 of 2, Sundays 1 of 1, Wednesdays 1 of 1, Thursdays 1 of 1 and Fridays 1 of 1, and never on the one Monday we searched. The nonstops were Delta (DL170).
Flight time: Nonstop takes about 12½ hours to Minneapolis and about 14½ hours back.
Cheapest months: Dec 2026 (typical $1,307; lowest Axel-exclusive $1,307 ($1,379 on Korean Air / Delta Air Lines)) and Jan 2027 (typical $1,444; lowest Axel-exclusive $1,444 ($1,528 on Delta Air Lines)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 8 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $84 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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Trip	Price target	Midpoint	Date pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)	$1,305	$1,305	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · ICN–MSP. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Dec 8–15, Korean Air / Delta Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $1,307.29 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 8 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Which airlines fly nonstop, and where do connections stop?

Yes, Delta flies it nonstop. Nonstop takes about 12½ hours to Minneapolis and about 14½ hours back. In the 12 departure dates we searched from Dec 8 to Jan 26, a nonstop from Seoul flew on 10: Tuesdays 4 of 5, Saturdays 2 of 2, Sundays 1 of 1, Wednesdays 1 of 1, Thursdays 1 of 1 and Fridays 1 of 1, and never on the one Monday we searched. The nonstops were Delta (DL170). The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

Delta: Nonstop; via Seattle or Tokyo
American: Via Dallas
Korean Air: Via Seattle

Departure date	Itineraries searched	Nonstop	Airlines and flights
Tue Dec 8	24	none seen	—
Tue Dec 22	24	yes, both ways	Delta DL170
Sat Jan 2	23	yes	Delta DL170
Sun Jan 3	24	yes	Delta DL170
Mon Jan 4	27	none seen	—
Tue Jan 5	107	yes	Delta DL170
Wed Jan 6	115	yes	Delta DL170
Thu Jan 7	72	yes	Delta DL170
Fri Jan 8	26	yes	Delta DL170
Sat Jan 9	28	yes	Delta DL170
Tue Jan 12	24	yes	Delta DL170
Tue Jan 26	24	yes, both ways	Delta DL170

Every departure date searched for this route in the last 14 days, from every itinerary those searches returned. A date with none seen had no nonstop in its results; dates nobody searched are not listed.

What prices did we find for the coming months?

Week-long fares from $1,307. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

Month	Week-long fares found	Nonstop from	Nonstop dates seen
Dec 2026	Axel-exclusive $1,307, $1,379 on Korean Air / Delta Air Lines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	Dec 22–29, Delta Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $1,849.52 · See flights for these dates	1 of 2 searched
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $1,444, $1,528 on Delta Air Lines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	Jan 26–Feb 2, Delta Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $1,880.59 · See flights for these dates	9 of 10 searched

When is the lowest fare a poor tradeoff?

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Jan 26–Feb 2, paying about $437 more avoids the long return below.

Jan 26–Feb 2: lowest fare Jan 26–Feb 2, Delta Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $1,443.96 · See flights for these dates. Outbound ICN–MSP: 8:35pm–5:51pm, about 12½ hours, nonstop. Return MSP–ICN: 8:50am–5:20am, about 29½ hours, one connection via Seattle. Arrive home Feb 4. Shorter option Jan 26–Feb 2, Delta Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $1,880.59 · See flights for these dates. Outbound ICN–MSP: 8:35pm–5:51pm, about 12½ hours, nonstop. Return MSP–ICN: 10:45am–3:50pm, about 14 hours, nonstop. Arrive home Feb 3. About $437 more for the round trip.

What does flying nonstop buy me?

For about $437 more, fly nonstop both ways and save about 15½ hours across the trip. On Jan 26–Feb 2, the cheaper option has a connection on the return. Its outbound is already nonstop. Both prices cover the complete round trip.

Jan 26–Feb 2, Delta Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $1,443.96 · See flights for these dates: Outbound ICN–MSP: 8:35pm–5:51pm, about 12½ hours, nonstop. Return MSP–ICN: 8:50am–5:20am, about 29½ hours, one connection via Seattle. Arrive home Feb 4. Flight numbers: 170 out; 868 / 48 back. $1,443.96 on Axel; $1,528 airline fare for the same flights and traveler, from Google Flights.
Jan 26–Feb 2, Delta Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $1,880.59 · See flights for these dates: Outbound ICN–MSP: 8:35pm–5:51pm, about 12½ hours, nonstop. Return MSP–ICN: 10:45am–3:50pm, about 14 hours, nonstop. Arrive home Feb 3. Flight numbers: 170 out; 171 back. $1,880.59 on Axel; $1,989 airline fare for the same flights and traveler, from Google Flights.

Is Axel cheaper than booking with the airline?

Yes. On all 8 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $84 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

Delta Air Lines, Dec 22–29: $1,379 on Delta Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $1,307 ($72 less).

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Every trip we checked

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December 2026

2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,307.29 · Airline $1,379.00 · Save $71.71 · See flights for these dates Korean Air / Delta Air Lines (out ICN–MSP 41 / 953 16:10–04:55+1, back MSP–ICN 171 10:30–15:50+1; one connection via Seattle out, nonstop back). Arrive Dec 9; 6 nights before the Dec 15 return. Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T18:52:21Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $4,111.20 · Airline $4,339.00 · Save $227.80 · See flights for these dates Korean Air / American Airlines (out ICN–MSP 41 / 953 16:10–04:55+1, back MSP–ICN 1395 / 281 05:24–16:45+1; one connection via Seattle out, one connection via Dallas back). Arrive Dec 9; 6 nights before the Dec 15 return. Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T18:52:21Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,307.29 · Airline $1,379.00 · Save $71.71 · See flights for these dates Delta Air Lines (out ICN–MSP 170 20:35–17:52, back MSP–ICN 505 / 197 21:50–17:45+2; nonstop out, one connection via Seattle back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T18:52:21Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,849.52 · Airline $1,952.00 · Save $102.48 · See flights for these dates Delta Air Lines (out ICN–MSP 170 20:35–17:52, back MSP–ICN 171 10:30–15:50+1; nonstop out, nonstop back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T18:52:21Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,443.96 · Airline $1,528.00 · Save $84.04 · See flights for these dates Delta Air Lines (out ICN–MSP 170 20:35–17:51, back MSP–ICN 868 / 48 08:50–05:20+2; nonstop out, one connection via Seattle back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T18:52:21Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,985.50 · Airline $2,090.00 · Save $104.50 · See flights for these dates Delta Air Lines (out ICN–MSP 170 20:35–17:51, back MSP–ICN 121 / 752 10:45–04:50+2; nonstop out, one connection via Tokyo back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T18:52:21Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,443.96 · Airline $1,528.00 · Save $84.04 · See flights for these dates Delta Air Lines (out ICN–MSP 170 20:35–17:51, back MSP–ICN 868 / 48 08:50–05:20+2; nonstop out, one connection via Seattle back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T18:52:21Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,880.59 · Airline $1,989.00 · Save $108.41 · See flights for these dates Delta Air Lines (out ICN–MSP 170 20:35–17:51, back MSP–ICN 171 10:45–15:50+1; nonstop out, nonstop back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T18:52:21Z.

How we checked

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from ICN to MSP for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤20h out / ≤20h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: ICN → MSP. Each example names its actual airports.

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ICN–MSP · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $1,307.29 · Korean Air 41 / 953 · 16:10–04:55 (December 9, 2026) local · 1 stop (SEA) · 27h 45m. Airline fare: $1,379.
Axel-exclusive $1,307.29 · Delta Air Lines 196 / 943 · 18:45–11:19 (December 9, 2026) local · 1 stop (SEA) · 31h 34m. Airline fare: $1,379.
Axel-exclusive $1,452.55 · American Airlines 280 / 2406 · 18:50–20:42 local · 1 stop (DFW) · 16h 52m. Airline fare: $1,529.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:52 PM UTC

ICN–MSP · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $1,307.29 · Delta Air Lines 170 · 20:35–17:52 local · Nonstop · 12h 17m. Airline fare: $1,379.
Axel-exclusive $1,379.84 · Korean Air 41 / 1266 · 16:10–05:18 (December 23, 2026) local · 1 stop (SEA) · 28h 8m. Airline fare: $1,454.
Axel-exclusive $1,849.36 · United Airlines 806 / 2274 · 12:45–17:13 local · 1 stop (SFO) · 19h 28m. Airline fare: $1,957.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:52 PM UTC

ICN–MSP · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $1,443.96 · Delta Air Lines 170 · 20:35–17:51 local · Nonstop · 12h 16m. Airline fare: $1,528.
Axel-exclusive $1,443.96 · Korean Air 47 / 943 · 21:20–11:27 (January 27, 2027) local · 1 stop (SEA) · 29h 7m. Airline fare: $1,528.
Axel-exclusive $1,651.41 · Air Canada 62 / 8717 · 20:10–15:50 (January 27, 2027) local · 1 stop (YYZ) · 34h 40m. Airline fare: $1,742.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:52 PM UTC

ICN–MSP · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $1,443.96 · Delta Air Lines 170 · 20:35–17:51 local · Nonstop · 12h 16m. Airline fare: $1,528.
Axel-exclusive $1,452.55 · American Airlines 280 / 2806 · 18:50–21:23 local · 1 stop (DFW) · 17h 33m. Airline fare: $1,529.
Axel-exclusive $1,589.06 · Korean Air 47 / 943 · 21:20–11:27 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (SEA) · 29h 7m. Airline fare: $1,678.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 06:52 PM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: Delta Air Lines 7.5/10 · Korean Air 6.8/10 · American Airlines 6.2/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · Air Canada 5.4/10. Every airline rated.

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