Seoul (ICN) – Tokyo (NRT)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,260 km
783 mi · 680 nm
Flight time
2 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
158 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (93 kg CO2 only)
Passengers, 6 months
2,519,026
Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week
484
Both directions, average
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
12
7C, LJ, OZ

Traffic: Incheon International Airport Corporation (Korea), scheduled passenger flights, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

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

The way there

Heading from ICN
94°
Heading from NRT
283°
Halfway point
36.82, 133.50
Great-circle km
1,257 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: May 2026: 457,034 passengers
0200K400K600KJanFebMarAprMay457KJun
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Month Passengers
Jan 2026425,677
Feb 2026416,502
Mar 2026419,383
Apr 2026406,131
May 2026457,034
Jun 2026394,299
Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: May 2026: 2,298 flights
01K2K3KJanFebMarAprMay2.3KJun
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Month Flights
Jan 20262,116
Feb 20261,933
Mar 20262,033
Apr 20262,158
May 20262,298
Jun 20262,056

Airlines flying ICN–NRT nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
7CJeju Air85
15%
LJJin Air52
14%
OZAsiana Airlines49
11%
KEKorean Air Lines62
11%
RSAir Seoul45
9%
TWTrinity Airways45
9%
ZEEastar Jet46
9%
WEWE23
6%
YPAir Premia18
5%
BXAir Busan28
5%
ZGZIPAIR Tokyo14
4%
NQAir Japan6.7
2%

Both directions, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. Incheon International Airport Corporation (Korea), scheduled passenger flights. Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,257 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

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 Seoul and Tokyo

HNDNRT
ICN1,2121,260
GMP1,1841,231

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

More routes from ICN

Route Distance Passengers
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)
ICN → CXR3,304 km 689,174 (6 mo)

More routes from NRT

Route Distance Passengers / year
NRT → LAX8,772 km 763,706
NRT → HNL6,145 km 762,902
NRT → SFO8,246 km 606,170
NRT → GUM2,508 km 370,061
NRT → SEA7,674 km 287,991
NRT → ORD10,097 km 255,740
NRT → IAH10,690 km 240,595
NRT → AMS9,342 km 194,895
NRT → IST9,001 km 173,631
NRT → EWR10,834 km 172,740

Questions

Seoul (ICN) and Tokyo (NRT) are 1,260 km (783 miles, 680 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.