Seoul (ICN) – Beijing (PEK)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
903 km
561 mi · 488 nm
Flight time
1 h 50 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
113 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (67 kg CO2 only)
Passengers, 6 months
449,280
Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week
120
Both directions, average
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
3
CA, OZ, KE

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 PEKICNPEK
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ICN
292°
Heading from PEK
106°
Halfway point
38.88, 121.61
Great-circle km
902 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Beijing is 1 h behind Seoul

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: April 2026: 81,221 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarApr81.2KMayJun
Show as a table
Month Passengers
Jan 202672,178
Feb 202664,256
Mar 202673,567
Apr 202681,221
May 202678,686
Jun 202679,372
Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: May 2026: 552 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMay552Jun
Show as a table
Month Flights
Jan 2026524
Feb 2026471
Mar 2026533
Apr 2026506
May 2026552
Jun 2026532

Airlines flying ICN–PEK nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
CAAir China47
52%
OZAsiana Airlines37
30%
KEKorean Air Lines36
17%

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: 902 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 Beijing

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

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)

More routes from PEK

Route Distance Passengers / year
PEK → CDG8,211 km 534,434
PEK → FRA7,810 km 515,204
PEK → MUC7,742 km 300,852
PEK → IST7,079 km 260,214
PEK → SFO9,516 km 223,011
PEK → MAD9,227 km 219,397
PEK → LAX10,059 km 187,656
PEK → FCO8,168 km 187,430
PEK → MXP8,114 km 177,690
PEK → JFK11,004 km 162,507

Questions

Seoul (ICN) and Beijing (PEK) are 903 km (561 miles, 488 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.