Milan (MXP) to Seoul (ICN) shipping route.

Milan to Seoul by air: flight distance 9,320 km, heading north east from Italy to South Korea. The shortest line over the globe is 8,876 km, and real airways add the rest.

Flight time is about 12 h 24 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 2 flights between MXP and ICN, 2 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 Milan to Seoul saves money. The shipment crosses from Italy into South Korea, so export and import customs clearance are part of the lead time.

Among 69 routes from Milan (MXP) in this directory, Seoul (ICN) is the 46th shortest by flight distance. Shorter flights from Milan: Hanoi (9,308 km), Houston (9,093 km) and Dallas (8,964 km).