✈ CPT → ICN
17H IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Cape Town to Seoul
From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Seoul?
A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 17 hours, covering a great-circle distance of 8,484 miles (13,653 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,484 mi
13,653 km · great-circle
Avg speed
803 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
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.