✈ ICN → GIG
22H 19M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Seoul to Rio de Janeiro
From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia → Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America
How long is the flight from Seoul to Rio de Janeiro?
A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 22 hours 19 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 11,254 miles (18,111 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
22h 19m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
11,254 mi
18,111 km · great-circle
Avg speed
812 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Time difference
-12h
12 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.4d
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.
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