✈ EDI → PEK
10H 12M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Edinburgh to Beijing
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 10 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,931 miles (7,935 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 12m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,931 mi
7,935 km · great-circle
Avg speed
778 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.