✈ ICN → LAX
12H 13M FROM SEOUL TO LOS ANGELES. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Seoul to Los Angeles
From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Seoul to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Los Angeles (LAX) 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
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-16h
16 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~11.2d
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.