Guangzhou (CAN) to Seoul (SEL): 1,246 miles (2,006 km) great-circle, about 3h 00m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $258 round-trip on Xiamen Airlines, with 1 stop, departing May 14, 2026.
$258 round-trip, Xiamen Airlines MF8326, departing 2026-05-14 at 18:15, returning 2026-05-19. The recorded itinerary left on a Thursday, returning on a Tuesday 5 nights later; the fare was observed 19 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $258, it ranked 6th of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from CAN (median $599). That is 20.7 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), close to the CAN median of 20.5 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from CAN of similar length: Beijing (1,169 mi) at $243 and Bangkok (1,060 mi) at $167.
CAN to SEL is the only one of 30 CAN routes where Xiamen Airlines priced cheapest. It is the 24th longest of the 30 routes we track from CAN.
Of 24 departure airports with a fare to Seoul, Guangzhou (CAN) ranked 9th at $258. Lowest: $142 from Osaka (KIX); highest: $1288 from Portland (PDX); 10 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): Jetstar (2), Peach Aviation (2), airline 9G (1), airline WE (1), Alaska Airlines (1) and Asiana (1), plus 16 more.
That depends on your passport and trip, so check the official source for South Korea: Republic of Korea: K-ETA. Connecting elsewhere? Check that country's transit rules too.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones Asia/Shanghai, Asia/Seoul; flight time is our estimate.