✈ ICN → SYD

10H 41M FROM SEOUL TO SYDNEY. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
10h 41m
Distance
5,183 mi
Or
8,341 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Seoul to Sydney

From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia  →  Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania

How long is the flight from Seoul to Sydney?

A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 10 hours 41 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,183 miles (8,341 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 41m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,183 mi

8,341 km · great-circle

Avg speed

781 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Seoul timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Seoul

Sydney timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Sydney

Time difference

+1h

1 hour ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~1d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1234 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1426 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 342 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.