Seoul, South Korea → Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1,130 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from Seoul to Hong Kong is 2,092 km (1,300 miles). Hong Kong lies roughly southwest of Seoul; the initial great-circle bearing is 219° (SW). It is an international route from South Korea to Hong Kong.
Seoul (Capital Area, South Korea) sits at 37.5665°N, 126.9780°E; Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong) is at 22.3193°N, 114.1694°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 219° (SW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~3h 7min | 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 Hong Kong: 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 Hong Kong lies at approximately 30.0973°N, 120.0779°E — the position that is an equal 1,046 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Hong Kong (Asia/Hong_Kong) is 1 hour behind Seoul (Asia/Seoul) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
Seoul uses the South Korean Won (KRW), while Hong Kong uses the Hong Kong Dollar (HKD). The primary language changes from Korean in Seoul to Cantonese / English in Hong Kong.
All distances from Seoul · All distances from Hong Kong
The straight-line distance from Seoul to Hong Kong is approximately 2,092 km (1,300 miles, 1,130 nautical miles).
Hong Kong lies roughly southwest of Seoul; the initial great-circle bearing is 219° (SW).
Estimated flight time is about 3h 7min (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 Hong Kong: 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.
Hong Kong (Asia/Hong_Kong) is 1 hour 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