✈ IST → ICN
10H 11M. ISTANBUL TO SEOUL. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Istanbul to Seoul
From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe → Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia
How long is the flight from Istanbul to Seoul?
A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 10 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,923 miles (7,923 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,923 mi
7,923 km · great-circle
Avg speed
778 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.