5 hours in limbo at Seoul airport... what to do?

I will be stuck between flights at Inchon Airport in Seoul in a couple
of weeks and am wondering what, if anything, there is to do while
there. I will be enroute from one country to another and would like
to know if there are any decent corners of the airport to snooze a
couple of hours away. Are any off-property tours offered to
passengers in transit that would make staying awake worthwhile?

I will be stuck between flights at Inchon Airport in Seoul in a couple
of weeks and am wondering what, if anything, there is to do while
there. I will be enroute from one country to another and would like
to know if there are any decent corners of the airport to snooze a
couple of hours away. Are any off-property tours offered to
passengers in transit that would make staying awake worthwhile?

There's nothing interesting in Seoul anyway, so don't bother leaving the airport.

The Seoul airport has free internet kiosks if that interests you. The
kiosks are easy to find. If all you want to do it sleep the general
seating area chairs aren't seperated by arm rests so you can stretch
out easily.

Have Fun! Lindsay

(Bob) wrote in message . com...
I will be stuck between flights at Inchon Airport in Seoul in a couple
of weeks and am wondering what, if anything, there is to do while
there. I will be enroute from one country to another and would like
to know if there are any decent corners of the airport to snooze a
couple of hours away. Are any off-property tours offered to
passengers in transit that would make staying awake worthwhile?

Take a nap. The immigration lines can be long and the airport is a
good drive from the city so by the time you cleared immigration and
got to anywhere you could see something it would be time to turn
around and head back to the airport.

"Bob" wrote in message
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I will be stuck between flights at Inchon Airport in Seoul in a couple
of weeks and am wondering what, if anything, there is to do while
there. I will be enroute from one country to another and would like
to know if there are any decent corners of the airport to snooze a
couple of hours away. Are any off-property tours offered to
passengers in transit that would make staying awake worthwhile?

The airport is not close to anything interesting. Seoul is a very
interesting city with a lot to do, but it will take you 60-90 minutes each
way, depending on the traffic, to get to Seoul, and you should be back at
the airport 90 minutes before your flight leaves. Also, you'll have to pay a
departure tax if you leave the transit area and come back.

Once the train to Incheon airport is done it will be a much faster trip to
central Seoul, maybe 40 minutes, then you could do something in only five
hours. For now, I wouldn't try going into Seoul unless you have at least
seven hours.

Relax at the airport, have some soju and a bowl of bibimbap, and take a nap.

"Iceman" wrote in message
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I will be stuck between flights at Inchon Airport in Seoul in a couple
of weeks and am wondering what, if anything, there is to do while
there. I will be enroute from one country to another and would like
to know if there are any decent corners of the airport to snooze a
couple of hours away. Are any off-property tours offered to
passengers in transit that would make staying awake worthwhile?

There's nothing interesting in Seoul anyway, so don't bother leaving the
airport.

I disagree - there's actually quite a bit interesting in Seoul -
but the problem here is that Inchon isn't "in Seoul" by any
stretch of the imagination. The airport is surrounded by
the endless mud flats that made Inchon such a popular place
to be during the Korean war. Five hours isn't enough to
get into Seoul, do something worthwhile, and get back.

Bob M.