Hello callitinstinct. You should not need to pay for a flight to Sout Korea. I taught there for two years before I moved to Vietnam and started teaching here. Almost every teaching contract in South Korea includes the flight to SK and then back home or to your destination of choice. Please go to Busanweb.com and also search hogwan blacklist for more information. Don't take a contract from a school that doesn't pay your flights. Good luck.