✈ LHR → ICN

LONDON → SEOUL IN 11H 18M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
11h 18m
Distance
5,506 mi
Or
8,861 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from London to Seoul

From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe  →  Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia

How long is the flight from London to Seoul?

A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 11 hours 18 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,506 miles (8,861 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 18m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,506 mi

8,861 km · great-circle

Avg speed

784 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

London 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 1311 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1515 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 363 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.