Seoul (ICN) – Beijing (PKX)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
904 km
562 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
169,821
Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week
41
Both directions, average
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
3
CZ, MU, CA

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

The way there

Heading from ICN
288°
Heading from PKX
101°
Halfway point
38.59, 121.50
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: June 2026: 32,477 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJun32.5K
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Month Passengers
Jan 202628,574
Feb 202625,987
Mar 202628,577
Apr 202627,080
May 202627,126
Jun 202632,477
Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 186 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2026186
Feb 2026168
Mar 2026186
Apr 2026176
May 2026168
Jun 2026180

Airlines flying ICN–PKX nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
CZChina Southern Airlines14
41%
MUChina Eastern Airlines14
34%
CAAir China13
25%

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 PKX

Route Distance Passengers / year
PKX → AMS7,891 km 145,221
PKX → IST7,101 km 77,206
PKX → SFO9,573 km 123

Questions

Seoul (ICN) and Beijing (PKX) are 904 km (562 miles, 488 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.