✈ PEK → BCN

11H 14M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,476 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 14m
Distance
5,476 mi
Or
8,812 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Beijing to Barcelona

From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia  →  El Prat (BCN), Spain Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Barcelona → Beijing

How long is the flight from Beijing to Barcelona?

A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Barcelona (BCN) takes about 11 hours 14 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,476 miles (8,812 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 14m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,476 mi

8,812 km · great-circle

Avg speed

784 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Beijing timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Barcelona timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Madrid

Time difference

-6h

6 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1304 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1507 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 361 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.