Distance from Seoul to Los Angeles

The distance between Seoul, South Korea and Los Angeles, United States is 9,607 kilometers (5,969 miles).

Seoul, South Korea

Los Angeles, California, United States

From Seoul to Los Angeles, the straight-line distance is 9,607 kilometers, heading northeast. Seoul is at 38 meters above sea level, while Los Angeles is at 96 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
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)
Los Angeles, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 34.0522° N 118.2437° W

Elevation: 96 m (315 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
  • Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
  • San Gabriel Valley Airport (EMT)
  • Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)

Other distances from Seoul

Distance 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

Other distances from Los Angeles

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Los Angeles to New York City 3,944 km
From Los Angeles to Chicago 2,807 km
From Los Angeles to Houston 2,211 km
From Los Angeles to Phoenix 575 km
From Los Angeles to Philadelphia 3,852 km

Cities within similar distances

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San Diego, United States Gibraltar, Gibraltar 9,605 km
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Montevideo, Uruguay Minneapolis, United States 9,605 km
Kingston, Jamaica Bucharest, Romania 9,610 km
Vienna, Austria Mesa, United States 9,604 km
Dublin, Ireland Tokyo, Japan 9,610 km
Stockholm, Sweden Álvaro Obregón, Mexico 9,610 km
Shenzhen, China Islington, United Kingdom 9,610 km
Los Angeles, United States Málaga, Spain 9,604 km

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