✈ ICN → ATH
SEOUL → ATHENS IN 10H 50M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Seoul to Athens
From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia → Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe
How long is the flight from Seoul to Athens?
A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Athens (ATH) takes about 10 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,265 miles (8,474 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 50m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,265 mi
8,474 km · great-circle
Avg speed
782 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Athens timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Athens
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
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.