Seoul (ICN) – Shenzhen (SZX)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,043 km
1,269 mi · 1,103 nm
Flight time
3 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
257 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (152 kg CO2 only)
Passengers, 6 months
320,868
Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week
68
Both directions, average
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
4
ZH, 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 SZXICNSZX
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ICN
220°
Heading from SZX
34°
Halfway point
30.21, 119.65
Great-circle km
2,045 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Shenzhen is 1 h behind Seoul

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: March 2026: 58,846 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 202657,952
Feb 202650,767
Mar 202658,846
Apr 202655,790
May 202649,673
Jun 202647,840
Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 310 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2026310
Feb 2026280
Mar 2026310
Apr 2026300
May 2026296
Jun 2026284

Airlines flying ICN–SZX nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
ZHShenzhen Airlines27
31%
OZAsiana Airlines14
26%
KEKorean Air Lines14
25%
CZChina Southern Airlines14
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: 2,045 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 Shenzhen

SZX
ICN2,043
GMP2,070

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Seoul 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 SZX

Route Distance Passengers / year
SZX → SYD7,409 km 63,459
SZX → MEL7,425 km 35,587
SZX → LAX11,665 km 29,071

Questions

Seoul (ICN) and Shenzhen (SZX) are 2,043 km (1,269 miles, 1,103 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.