# Distance from Cologne (CGN) to Seoul (ICN)

> 8,551 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,551 km / 5,313 mi / 4,617 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 01:21 in Cologne, it's 08:21 in Seoul)
- **Elevation difference**: 279 ft (ICN is lower than CGN)

## Airports

### [Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgn-cologne-cologne-bonn-airport/1ef266de-baf2-6ae2-aa88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cologne, Germany
- ICAO: EDDK
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 50.870000, 7.140000
- Elevation: 302 ft

### [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seoul, South Korea
- ICAO: RKSI
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.470000, 126.450000
- Elevation: 23 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:21 in Cologne, it's 08:21 in Seoul.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgn-cologne-cologne-bonn-airport/1ef266de-baf2-6ae2-aa88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)