Incheon Airport Terminal 2 — Attraction in Incheon

I decided for an overnight layover at South Korea to see parts of the city but due to the visa requirement I chose to just stay at the airport and explore terminal 2 instead. I got out close to 6pm and was excited to try the Hotel Transit for the night, which is just inside Terminal 2. Sadly, a sign outside their entrance door shows that all rooms are sold out. I still decided to check if anyone has cancelled their reservation. No such luck. According to the lady at the counter, they have been sold out for months. So, make sure to make an early reservation, if you do plan to experience the transit hotel. They, however, do have a transfer lounge, which is free and has little cubicle separator for each of the lounge beds. They had quite a few beds left when I went. I wanted to leave some of my belongings on the bed to reserve a spot, but, I didn't because according to some reviews it may not be safe. Yet, I did see some beds with just bags on them. Either they are risk takers or they have friends/family watching their bags for them. It was still too early to sleep so I walked and explored some more. I walked up to the end of the side of terminal 2. I went down the escalator and enjoyed the artwork made of glass. There I met a fellow traveller and she told me that it's best to stay at the airport because it took her long hours to go to the city via train (she had 6 hours layover). We separated ways then I tried some of the food at the airport. I didn't realize that most restaurants and shops closed at night (closed 8-9pm). Most of the food were gone by that time too. I tried the c&deli teriyaki chicken, coffee@works baumkuchen and k-food rice cake with chocolate (yum). I filled up my water jug by the water station near the restroom (I doubted the water a little but it didn't make my stomach hurt:)). Since most of the stores have closed, I walked back to the transfer lounge and went to the shower area. A sign posted outside the door- states "closed: operation hours 8:00-20:00". I failed one more time. I honestly thought everything at the airport will be open 24 hours. But they do have restrooms everywhere and there's one right infront the transfer lounge- there I brushed my teeth, washed my face and freshened up a little bit. I then looked for a spot in the transfer lounge and rested for the night. I placed my bags right next to me on the bed. It was not a restful sleep but good enough:). I woke up around 530am and found some people seated by the corners, on the floor waiting for a lounge bed. Since shower opens at 8am, I freshened up a bit in the restroom then walked to look for food and do some shopping. Most stores open around 7am. If you ever do get to the airport during sun rise- they do have a spot that looks so pretty. Try to look for it:) While looking for food, I saw a line at the pop up store. The guy suggested the korean fried sticky rice. It was freshly made and was indeed so good. I also did get the Everyday Fresh Juice (strawberry). After that I went shopping. My friend asked me to look for etude bb cream/touch in sol but they didn't have those brands in the airport. They did have banila co. My friend then just asked me to buy her banila co clean it zero. The lady at the counter patiently explained to me their promo- buy 6 get one free, buy 1 more then she will provide another free product. I love freebies so I did what she said. I have Christmas/bday gifts for my friends now;). She did reiterate not to open the duty free products, which she placed in a sealed plastic bag, atleast until I reach my final destination (protocol). It was getting close to 8 am so I decided to go the shower area- good thing it was not packed. They have free liquid shampoo and soap. There's a hair blower by the sink too. But you do have to have your own towel to dry off. I had 1 carry on and 1 personal bag with me which fit okay inside the shower room. I showered really quick and went to my gate by 830 am to catch the 845 am boarding. I made it. Overall it was a fun and good experience. I won't mind...

One of my favorite airports to transit through or to arrive at in the world! In beauty, it is only second to Changi in Singapore, albeit a far second but far superior to anything else. I have even had the pleasure of spending the night here last year and found a great spot at the end all to myself with receptacles to keep my electronics charged and practically an en suite bathroom close by! The food is delicious although not bountiful. The restaurants close pretty early and the terminal gets pretty quiet by around midnight.

Coming through Incheon this year, I have a 5-hour layover and the transit premium does not look premium whatsoever and already have a lot of people. The nap zone is an absolute disaster. I find it the equivalent of a refugee camp. The concept is absolutely brilliant with lounging beds and separators with charging stations. With responsible and courteous people, this could be a great place but unfortunately with a bunch of filthy international travelers that can't keep their mouth shut and sound like they're all the verge of dying from an infectious disease, I only lasted 10 minutes and left frustrated and enraged. I'd rather sit in a quiet corner anywhere else in this beautiful terminal. The floor was absolutely filthy with trash from previous inconsiderate users. It's a shame because the concept is brilliant if you do not have access to premium lounges.

The saving grace this year was the shower area for the equivalent of $6 CAD you get a half hour and with a private toilet, sink and complementary toiletries with a towel and a stand up body dryer, you leave totally refreshed! The gentleman on duty was also very kind and friendly! Very highly...

This review explore the B1 floor. When you arrived from other places by bus, or vice versa, you'll arrived at B1 floor. But when you use train/subway from B3 floor, you'll need to use escalator or lift to this floor.

There's so much restaurants and cafes in this floor. Other public facilities such as restrooms, public telephone, dispensary, money changer, battery charger stations, etc, also available. Chairs can be found almost everywhere, so you can relax.

If you need some rest, there's a capsule hotel 'Darakhyu'. Furthermore, if you want to keep you winter coat, there's also coatroom service. The airport also provide a shoe service. And if you need to rent a car, there are two private companies provide this service.

If you want to go by bus from this airport, you can buy the ticket online through touchscreen machines in many places around this floor. There's also bus ticket information if you need further information from the staff. You can also buy the train ticket here, either the Arex one (blue sign) or the express one (yellow sign).

Unfortunately for Muslim travelers, the specific halal restaurants and prayer room are not yet available. So please pick the restaurants and use the public space wisely. There's a changing room inside the rest room that can be alternative place to pray. But other places that is clean and quiet can also be found around this place.

Have a safe...