Compare 14 loyalty programs for Los Angeles to Seoul award flights, with economy seats from 20,000 points.
Los Angeles to Seoul is a long-haul transpacific corridor with nonstop award seats on Korean Air. Award pricing spans 14 programs, and the cheapest economy award is 20,000 points with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Prices for the same seat can vary widely between programs, so check several before moving points out of a bank account. This page compares all 14 programs on LAX–ICN side by side.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 American AirlinesAA | 20,000Lowest | 71,500pts | 119,000pts | Not available |
 Alaska AirlinesAS | 20,000Lowest | Not available | 60,000Lowest | 95,000Lowest |
 DeltaDL | 30,000pts | 80,000pts | Not available | 135,000pts |
 Korean AirKE | 31,000pts | Not available | 136,000pts | Not available |
 FinnairAY | 38,000pts | 143,500pts | Not available | Not available |
 Cathay PacificCX | 38,000pts | 78,000pts | 119,000pts | Not available |
 Qatar AirwaysQR | 38,000pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 Air CanadaAC | 41,140pts | 60,000Lowest | 85,000pts | Not available |
EVA AirwaysBR | 41,140pts | Not available | 102,500pts | Not available |
ANANH | 41,140pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
When award seats between Los Angeles and Seoul price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 35,000 |
| Dec 2026 | 30,000 |
| Jan 2027 | 20,000 |
| Feb 2027 | 31,000 |
| Mar 2027 | 31,000 |
| Apr 2027 | 31,000 |
| May 2027 | 31,000 |
| Jun 2027 | 41,140 |
| Jul 2027 | 31,000 |
| Aug 2027 | 36,000 |
| Sep 2027 | 36,000 |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
17 airlines with award seats between Los Angeles and Seoul, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAAAir CanadaAC
AeromexicoAMAlaska AirlinesASFinnairAY
JetBlueB6Cathay PacificCXDeltaDL
EmiratesEK
Etihad AirwaysEY
LufthansaLH
Qantas AirwaysQFQatar AirwaysQR
Singapore AirlinesSQ
Turkish AirlinesTK
United AirlinesUA
Virgin AtlanticVSWhat to know before booking Los Angeles to Seoul with points.
Distance ~5,980 miles; nonstop flying time ~12h30 (estimate). Seoul is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles (17 while Los Angeles is on standard time). Award data window: November 2026–October 2027, with calendar prices for 11 months. Of the well-covered ones, January 2027 is the cheapest (20,000 points), while November 2026 (35,000) and June 2027 (41,140) run higher.
Los Angeles to Seoul is served by American Airlines, Air Canada, Air France and 28 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 14 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 20,000 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
Roughly 5,980 miles separate Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Seoul's Incheon International Airport (ICN), so a nonstop spends about 12h30 in the air, a little more or less depending on winds and direction. Nonstop award space in the data comes from a single airline: Korean Air. The Boeing 777-300ER appears on those nonstop award segments. Nonstops make up less than 1% of the award options in the data; the rest connect.
On a long-haul trip like Los Angeles–Seoul, pick the cabin before the program. Saving points means connecting: the economy floor connects once, and an economy nonstop on Korean Air costs more. Listed taxes on the cheapest economy seat, about $11, look incomplete for an international departure, so confirm the cash cost at checkout. Moving up to business costs about triple the economy points. Hold off on converting flexible points until the seat is confirmed bookable; there's no undoing a transfer.
Alaska Atmos Rewards wins economy at 20,000 points. American AAdvantage takes business class at 60,000 points. First class starts at 95,000 points through Alaska Atmos Rewards on a connecting itinerary, often first on one leg only, so confirm the cabin on each flight. Of the other 12, Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, and Avianca LifeMiles are worth a look too.
Only Korean Air (SkyTeam) shows nonstop award space between Los Angeles and Seoul in the data; partner programs across SkyTeam can price it alongside Korean Air's own program. For connecting options, the better-priced awards in the data connect in Seattle, San Francisco, and Vancouver.
On the Los Angeles end, Ontario (ONT) starts at 38,000 points in economy, above the route's 20,000-point economy floor, and works as a backup when LAX space is gone; Burbank (BUR) prices from 55,000. No tracked Seoul route beats Los Angeles at last check; the next cheapest, Honolulu to Seoul, starts from 25,500 points.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Los Angeles to Seoul route.
