✈ PEK → LHR
BEIJING → LONDON IN 10H 27M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Beijing to London
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Beijing to London?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to London (LHR) takes about 10 hours 27 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,066 miles (8,153 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 27m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,066 mi
8,153 km · great-circle
Avg speed
780 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
London timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.