✈ ICN → ZRH

11H 10M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,433 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 10m
Distance
5,433 mi
Or
8,743 km
Jet lag
7h

Flight from Seoul to Zurich

From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia  →  Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Zurich → Seoul

How long is the flight from Seoul to Zurich?

A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 11 hours 10 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,433 miles (8,743 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 10m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,433 mi

8,743 km · great-circle

Avg speed

784 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Seoul timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Seoul

Zurich timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Zurich

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 1294 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1495 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 358 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.