Seoul, South Korea → Bangkok, Thailand
2,010 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from Seoul to Bangkok is 3,722 km (2,313 miles). Bangkok lies roughly southwest of Seoul; the initial great-circle bearing is 232° (SW). It is an international route from South Korea to Thailand.
Seoul (Capital Area, South Korea) sits at 37.5665°N, 126.9780°E; Bangkok (Central, Thailand) is at 13.7563°N, 100.5018°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 232° (SW); 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 Seoul and Bangkok: 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 Seoul and Bangkok 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.
Bangkok (Asia/Bangkok) is 2 hours behind Seoul (Asia/Seoul) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
Seoul uses the South Korean Won (KRW), while Bangkok uses the Thai Baht (THB). The primary language changes from Korean in Seoul to Thai in Bangkok.
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The straight-line distance from Seoul to Bangkok is approximately 3,722 km (2,313 miles, 2,010 nautical miles).
Bangkok lies roughly southwest of Seoul; the initial great-circle bearing is 232° (SW).
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 Seoul and Bangkok: 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.
Bangkok (Asia/Bangkok) is 2 hours behind Seoul (Asia/Seoul) 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