✈ PEK → SYD
11H 25M, 5,570 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Beijing to Sydney
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Beijing to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 11 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,570 miles (8,964 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 25m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,570 mi
8,964 km · great-circle
Avg speed
785 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
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.