✈ IST → PEK
ISTANBUL → BEIJING: 9H 9M, 4,386 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Istanbul to Beijing
From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → Istanbul
How long is the flight from Istanbul to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 9 hours 9 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,386 miles (7,059 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 9m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,386 mi
7,059 km · great-circle
Avg speed
771 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
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.
Flights from Istanbul
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- Istanbul → Bucharest
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Long-haul from Istanbul
- Istanbul → Auckland
- Istanbul → Sydney
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- Istanbul → Las Vegas
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Nearest origins
- Seoul → Beijing
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Long-haul to Beijing
- Buenos Aires → Beijing
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