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Paris (CDG) – Seoul (ICN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,949 km
5,561 mi · 4,832 nm
Flight time
11 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
8 h / 7 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,045 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (618 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
619,407
2024 · +3.5%
Flights / week
42
Both directions, average
Seats filled
88%
705,574 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_fr), reported by the airport in France, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from CDG to ICNCDGICN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from CDG
42°
Heading from ICN
326°
Halfway point
63.12, 74.59
Great-circle km
8,927 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
8 h in January, 7 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 56,573 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMay56.6KJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202448,546
Feb 202446,528
Mar 202448,968
Apr 202453,650
May 202456,573
Jun 202453,864
Jul 202448,868
Aug 202451,606
Sep 202456,309
Oct 202456,529
Nov 202449,728
Dec 202448,238
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 210 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024162
Feb 2024156
Mar 2024172
Apr 2024168
May 2024178
Jun 2024172
Jul 2024176
Aug 2024183
Sep 2024206
Oct 2024210
Nov 2024206
Dec 2024202

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,927 km.

CDG Paris → ICN Seoul

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

ICN Seoul → CDG Paris

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Paris and Seoul

ICNGMP
CDG8,9498,958
ORY8,9828,990
BVA8,9348,942

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Paris airports · All Seoul airports

More routes from CDG

Route Distance Passengers / year
CDG → JFK5,850 km 1,852,909
CDG → YUL5,540 km 1,361,014
CDG → BCN858 km 1,291,815
CDG → DXB5,245 km 1,268,474
CDG → AMS399 km 1,125,321
CDG → LHR348 km 1,121,802
CDG → NCE694 km 1,106,876
CDG → MAD1,063 km 1,052,407
CDG → ALG1,369 km 1,047,213
CDG → IST2,217 km 1,010,453

More routes from ICN

Route Distance Passengers
ICN → NRT1,260 km 2,519,026 (6 mo)
ICN → KIX862 km 2,313,960 (6 mo)
ICN → FUK563 km 1,708,245 (6 mo)
ICN → HKG2,067 km 1,316,010 (6 mo)
ICN → TPE1,460 km 1,184,972 (6 mo)
ICN → PVG821 km 1,111,272 (6 mo)
ICN → BKK3,665 km 950,069 (6 mo)
ICN → DAD2,976 km 941,076 (6 mo)
ICN → SIN4,614 km 900,158 (6 mo)
ICN → TAO580 km 797,360 (6 mo)

Questions

Paris (CDG) and Seoul (ICN) are 8,949 km (5,561 miles, 4,832 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.