✈ AKL → ICN
AUCKLAND → SEOUL IN 12H 15M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Auckland to Seoul
From Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania → Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Seoul → Auckland
How long is the flight from Auckland to Seoul?
A nonstop flight from Auckland (AKL) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 12 hours 15 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,000 miles (9,656 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 15m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,000 mi
9,656 km · great-circle
Avg speed
789 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Auckland timezone
UTC+12
Pacific/Auckland
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Time difference
-3h
3 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~2.1d
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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