✈ HKG → SEA
13H 11M, 6,488 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Hong Kong to Seattle
From Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong Asia → Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Hong Kong to Seattle?
A nonstop flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 13 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,488 miles (10,442 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,488 mi
10,442 km · great-circle
Avg speed
792 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Hong Kong timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Hong_Kong
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-15h
15 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~10.5d
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.