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How do I transfer at Incheon Airport, and where can I rest during a long layover?

Short answer

If your bags go through to your next flight and you have a boarding pass, follow the green 'Transfer' signs, pass transfer security screening and go to your gate. For long waits, the 4th-floor transit area has rest zones, shower rooms and a transit hotel you can use without entering Korea.

What to do
  1. Ask your airline whether your bags are checked through to your final destination and whether you will get the onward boarding pass.
  2. After landing, follow the green 'Transfer' signs to transfer security screening. No boarding pass? Go to the transfer desk.
  3. Check your departure gate and terminal; allow extra time if you must change between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.
  4. For a long wait, use the 4th-floor rest zones, shower rooms or transit hotel. To leave the airport you must be allowed to enter Korea.

If that doesn't work

  • No onward boarding pass? Transfer desk: 2nd floor before security or 4th floor after.
  • Questions: Incheon Airport Customer Service 1577-2600.
Check before relying on this
  • Shuttle train between the Concourse and the terminals: once you board, you can't go back.
  • Liquids in hand luggage: containers of 100 ml or less in one 1 L clear bag; keep duty-free liquids sealed in the duty-free bag.
  • Separate tickets: you must collect and re-check your bags, which means entering Korea.
  • Incheon Airport sets no minimum connection time; ask your airline.
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At a glance

๐Ÿ” How to transfer (no entry into Korea) โ†’ Arrival gate โ†’ green 'Transfer' signs โ†’ Transfer security screening (2F) โ†’ departure floor (3F) โ†’ gate โ†’ No boarding pass: transfer desk (2F before security / 4F after) โ†’ Arriving at the Concourse: shuttle train (B1, every 5 min) โ€” once you board, you can't go back โ†’ Changing between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 takes extra time ๐Ÿ’ง Liquids in hand luggage โ†’ Containers of 100 ml or less, one 1 L clear bag โ†’ Duty-free liquids stay sealed in the duty-free bag ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Long wait (transit area, no entry) โ†’ Terminal 1: ยท transit hotel 4F near Gate 11 (24 h) ยท rest zones (Nap Zone etc.) 4F transfer lounge (24 h) ยท shower rooms 4F near Gates 25 and 29 (05:00โ€“23:00) โ†’ Terminal 2: ยท transit hotel 4F across from Gate 252 (24 h) ยท Nap Zones 4F near Gates 231 and 268 (24 h) ยท shower rooms 4F near Gates 231 and 268 (05:00โ€“23:00) ๐Ÿจ Resting after entering Korea (only if you may enter) โ†’ Darakhyu capsule hotel: Terminal 1 Transportation Center B1 / Terminal 2 near the bus ticket counter (24 h) ๐ŸŽ’ Separate tickets โ†’ Collect and re-check bags โ†’ entry needed โ†’ see "Can I leave the airport during a layoverโ€ฆ?" ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Staying 24โ€“72 hours โ†’ Incheon Airport K-Stopover packages (one hotel night included; you must be able to enter Korea) โฑ๏ธ Minimum connection time โ†’ The airport sets none โ†’ ask your airline

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