✈ ICN → JNB
SEOUL → JOHANNESBURG: 15H 32M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Seoul to Johannesburg
From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Seoul to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 15 hours 32 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,717 miles (12,419 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 32m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,717 mi
12,419 km · great-circle
Avg speed
799 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.