✈ ICN → EDI
SEOUL → EDINBURGH IN 10H 59M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Seoul to Edinburgh
From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia → Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Seoul to Edinburgh?
A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 10 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,343 miles (8,599 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 59m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,343 mi
8,599 km · great-circle
Avg speed
783 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
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.