Hanoi (HAN) to Seoul (ICN) shipping route.

Hanoi to Seoul by air: flight distance 2,818 km, heading north east from Vietnam to South Korea. The shortest line over the globe is 2,684 km, and real airways add the rest.

Flight time is about 4 h 18 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.

In the week we checked there were 3 flights between HAN and ICN, 1 of them on freighters, operated by Korean Air.

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 Hanoi to Seoul saves money. The shipment crosses from Vietnam into South Korea, so export and import customs clearance are part of the lead time.

Among 69 routes from Hanoi (HAN) in this directory, Seoul (ICN) is the 15th shortest by flight distance. Shorter flights from Hanoi: Beijing (2,449 km), Singapore (2,329 km) and Kuala Lumpur (2,207 km).