Delhi (DEL) to Seoul (ICN) shipping route.

Delhi to Seoul by air: flight distance 4,886 km, heading north east from India to South Korea. The shortest line over the globe is 4,654 km, and real airways add the rest.

Flight time is about 6 h 54 min at 800 km/h block speed. Most cargo on this distance flies nonstop, in a freighter or in the belly of a passenger aircraft. Door to door air freight transit time is usually 1 to 3 days longer than the flight because of acceptance, security screening, customs and handling at both airports.

We have no direct flight data for DEL to ICN this week. Cargo on such pairs usually connects through a hub, which adds a day or more to the transit time.

Air freight rates are charged per kilogram of chargeable weight: the higher of the actual weight and the volume weight (length x width x height in cm divided by 6,000). Light, bulky cargo pays for space, so compact packing on Delhi to Seoul saves money. The shipment crosses from India into South Korea, so export and import customs clearance are part of the lead time.

Among 69 routes from Delhi (DEL) in this directory, Seoul (ICN) is the 28th shortest by flight distance. Shorter flights from Delhi: Istanbul (4,795 km), Addis Ababa (4,779 km) and Cairo (4,624 km).