✈ ICN → CPT
SEOUL → CAPE TOWN: 17H. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Seoul to Cape Town
From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Seoul
How long is the flight from Seoul to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 17 hours, covering a great-circle distance of 8,484 miles (13,653 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,484 mi
13,653 km · great-circle
Avg speed
803 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.
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