✈ PEK → ICN
2H, 560 MI. BEIJING → SEOUL. ONE NAP, ONE BAD COFFEE.
Flight from Beijing to Seoul
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia
How long is the flight from Beijing to Seoul?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 2 hours, covering a great-circle distance of 560 miles (902 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
560 mi
902 km · great-circle
Avg speed
450 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
✈ Flight 141 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 154 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 37 kg CO₂
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.