✈ PEK → IST
9H 9M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Beijing to Istanbul
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Beijing to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 9 hours 9 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,386 miles (7,059 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 9m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,386 mi
7,059 km · great-circle
Avg speed
771 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
Westward — easier
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.