✈ PEK → MEL
11H 36M, 5,663 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Beijing to Melbourne
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Beijing to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 11 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,663 miles (9,113 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 36m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,663 mi
9,113 km · great-circle
Avg speed
786 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Time difference
+2h
2 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2d
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.