Distance from Buenos Aires to Seoul

The great-circle distance between Buenos Aires, Argentina and Seoul, South Korea is 19,433 km (12,075 mi · 10,493 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
19,433 km · 12,075 mi · 10,493 nmi
Initial bearing Buenos Aires → Seoul
306° (NW)
Initial bearing Seoul → Buenos Aires
57° (ENE)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 23 h 31 min
Time zones
Buenos Aires UTC-03:00 · Seoul UTC+09:00 (+12 h)
Sunrise gap today
840 min — the sun rises later in Buenos Aires

Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.

The two cities
Buenos Aires
-34.6131, -58.3772
Sunrise / sunset today
10:42 UTC / 21:18 UTC
Seoul
37.5660, 126.9784
Sunrise / sunset today
20:42 UTC / 10:35 UTC

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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.