✈ PEK → ICN

2H, 560 MI. BEIJING → SEOUL. ONE NAP, ONE BAD COFFEE.

Flight time
2h
Distance
560 mi
Or
902 km
Jet lag
23h

Flight from Beijing to Seoul

From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia  →  Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Seoul → Beijing

How long is the flight from Beijing to Seoul?

A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 2 hours, covering a great-circle distance of 560 miles (902 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

560 mi

902 km · great-circle

Avg speed

450 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Beijing timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Shanghai

Seoul timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Seoul

Time difference

-23h

23 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~16.1d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 141 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 154 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 37 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.