✈ ICN → MAD

12H 37M FROM SEOUL TO MADRID. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
12h 37m
Distance
6,191 mi
Or
9,963 km
Jet lag
7h

Flight from Seoul to Madrid

From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia  →  Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe

How long is the flight from Seoul to Madrid?

A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Madrid (MAD) takes about 12 hours 37 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,191 miles (9,963 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 37m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,191 mi

9,963 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Seoul timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Seoul

Madrid timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Madrid

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.

✈ Flight 1475 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1704 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 408 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.