✈ PEK → SEA
11H 5M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Beijing to Seattle
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Beijing to Seattle?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 11 hours 5 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,393 miles (8,679 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 5m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,393 mi
8,679 km · great-circle
Avg speed
783 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Seattle 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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.