✈ LAX → ICN

12H 13M FROM LOS ANGELES TO SEOUL. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
12h 13m
Distance
5,982 mi
Or
9,627 km
Jet lag
16h

Flight from Los Angeles to Seoul

From LAX (LAX), USA North America  →  Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Seoul?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 12 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,982 miles (9,627 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 13m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,982 mi

9,627 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Seoul timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Seoul

Time difference

+16h

16 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~16d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1425 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1646 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 395 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.