✈ ATH → PEK
9H 48M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Athens to Beijing
From Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
How long is the flight from Athens to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 9 hours 48 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,726 miles (7,606 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 48m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,726 mi
7,606 km · great-circle
Avg speed
776 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Athens timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Athens
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.