Distance from Washington to Seoul

The distance between Washington, United States and Seoul, South Korea is 10,581 kilometers (6,575 miles).

Washington, Illinois, United States

Seoul, South Korea

From Washington to Seoul, the straight-line distance is 10,581 kilometers, heading northwest. Washington is situated at an altitude of 232 meters above sea level, while Seoul is at 38 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Washington, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 40.7037° N 89.4073° W

Elevation: 232 m (761 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • General Downing - Peoria International Airport (PIA)
  • Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI)
  • Rinkenberger RLA Airport (BDF)
  • Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (VYS)
  • Galesburg Municipal Airport (GBG)
Seoul, South Korea

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Seoul

Coordinates: 37.566° N 126.9784° E

Elevation: 38 m (125 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Gimpo International Airport (GMP)
  • Seoul Air Base (SSN)
  • Suwon Airport (SWU)
  • Incheon International Airport (ICN)
  • Osan Air Base (OSN)

Other distances from Washington

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Washington to New York City 1,300 km
From Washington to Los Angeles 2,645 km
From Washington to Chicago 195 km
From Washington to Houston 1,328 km
From Washington to Phoenix 2,163 km

Other distances from Seoul

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Seoul to Busan 330 km
From Seoul to Incheon 27 km
From Seoul to Daegu 237 km
From Seoul to Gwangju 268 km
From Seoul to Daejeon 140 km

Cities within similar distances

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Tehran, Iran Vancouver, Canada 10,580 km
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San Pedro Sula, Honduras Kyiv, Ukraine 10,577 km
Auckland, New Zealand Fresno, United States 10,577 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Guayaquil, Ecuador 10,577 km
Curitiba, Brazil Calgary, Canada 10,576 km
Montréal, Canada Seoul, South Korea 10,576 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Kaduna, Nigeria 10,576 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Bucharest, Romania 10,574 km
Lagos, Nigeria Dallas, United States 10,574 km
London, United Kingdom Salta, Argentina 10,574 km
Edmonton, Canada Campinas, Brazil 10,588 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Kampala, Uganda 10,589 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil San Jose, United States 10,589 km

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