✈ ICN → PVG
SEOUL → SHANGHAI: 1H 52M. SHORT ENOUGH TO SKIP THE MOVIE.
Flight from Seoul to Shanghai
From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
How long is the flight from Seoul to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 1 hour 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 510 miles (821 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
1h 52m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
510 mi
821 km · great-circle
Avg speed
439 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.