✈ SEA → HKG
13H 11M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,488 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Seattle to Hong Kong
From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America → Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong Asia
How long is the flight from Seattle to Hong Kong?
A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Hong Kong (HKG) 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
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Hong Kong timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Hong_Kong
Time difference
+15h
15 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~15d
Eastward — worse
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.