✈ ICN → AUH
8H 53M. SEOUL TO ABU DHABI. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Seoul to Abu Dhabi
From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from Seoul to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 8 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,248 miles (6,837 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 53m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,248 mi
6,837 km · great-circle
Avg speed
769 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
Westward — easier
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.