✈ EDI → ICN

10H 59M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,343 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
10h 59m
Distance
5,343 mi
Or
8,599 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from Edinburgh to Seoul

From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe  →  Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia

How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Seoul?

A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 10 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,343 miles (8,599 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 59m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,343 mi

8,599 km · great-circle

Avg speed

783 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Edinburgh timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Seoul timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Seoul

Time difference

+8h

8 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~8d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1273 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1470 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 353 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.