✈ HKG → ICN
3H 13M FROM HONG KONG TO SEOUL. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Hong Kong to Seoul
From Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong Asia → Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia
How long is the flight from Hong Kong to Seoul?
A nonstop flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 3 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,285 miles (2,068 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 13m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,285 mi
2,068 km · great-circle
Avg speed
644 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Hong Kong timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Hong_Kong
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.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.