✈ BRU → PEK
10H 13M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Brussels to Beijing
From Zaventem (BRU), Belgium Europe → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
How long is the flight from Brussels to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Brussels (BRU) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 10 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,937 miles (7,945 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 13m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,937 mi
7,945 km · great-circle
Avg speed
778 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Brussels timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Brussels
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.