Bangkok, Thailand → Seoul, South Korea
2,010 nautical miles · Direction: northeast
The straight-line distance from Bangkok to Seoul is 3,722 km (2,313 miles). Seoul lies roughly northeast of Bangkok; the initial great-circle bearing is 40° (NE). It is an international route from Thailand to South Korea.
Bangkok (Central, Thailand) sits at 13.7563°N, 100.5018°E; Seoul (Capital Area, South Korea) is at 37.5665°N, 126.9780°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 40° (NE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~5h 9min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No ordinary road route |
There is no ordinary continuous driving route between Bangkok and Seoul: the only land connection out of South Korea runs through North Korea, which is closed to ordinary road travel. SnapDistance therefore publishes no road-distance or driving-time figure for this pair.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Bangkok and Seoul lies at approximately 26.2623°N, 112.3749°E — the position that is an equal 1,861 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Seoul (Asia/Seoul) is 2 hours ahead of Bangkok (Asia/Bangkok) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
Bangkok uses the Thai Baht (THB), while Seoul uses the South Korean Won (KRW). The primary language changes from Thai in Bangkok to Korean in Seoul.
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The straight-line distance from Bangkok to Seoul is approximately 3,722 km (2,313 miles, 2,010 nautical miles).
Seoul lies roughly northeast of Bangkok; the initial great-circle bearing is 40° (NE).
Estimated flight time is about 5h 9min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
There is no ordinary continuous driving route between Bangkok and Seoul: the only land connection out of South Korea runs through North Korea, which is closed to ordinary road travel. SnapDistance therefore publishes no road-distance or driving-time figure for this pair.
Seoul (Asia/Seoul) is 2 hours ahead of Bangkok (Asia/Bangkok) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances