FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ PEK → SFO

12H 3M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,899 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
12h 3m
Distance
5,899 mi
Or
9,494 km
Jet lag
15h

Flight from Beijing to San Francisco

From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia  →  SFO (SFO), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Beijing

How long is the flight from Beijing to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 12 hours 3 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,899 miles (9,494 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 3m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,899 mi

9,494 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Beijing timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-15h

15 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~10.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1405 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1623 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 389 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.

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