✈ ICN → LHR

11H 18M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,506 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 18m
Distance
5,506 mi
Or
8,861 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from Seoul to London

From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia  →  Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe

↔ Flying the other way? London → Seoul

How long is the flight from Seoul to London?

A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to London (LHR) takes about 11 hours 18 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,506 miles (8,861 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 18m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,506 mi

8,861 km · great-circle

Avg speed

784 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Seoul timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Seoul

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

-8h

8 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~5.6d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1311 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1515 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 363 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.