Seoul (ICN) to Vienna (VIE) shipping route.

The air shipping route from Incheon International Airport to Vienna International Airport is 8,661 km (4,676 nautical miles) along the flight path. The great circle distance between the airports is 8,248 km; airways, departure and arrival procedures add around 5%.

Flight time is about 11 h 36 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 5 flights between ICN and VIE, 4 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 Seoul to Vienna saves money. The shipment crosses from South Korea into Austria, so export and import customs clearance are part of the lead time.

Among 69 routes from Seoul (ICN) in this directory, Vienna (VIE) is the 32nd shortest by flight distance. Shorter flights from Seoul: Vancouver (8,610 km), Budapest (8,544 km) and Istanbul (8,321 km).