✈ LHR → PEK
10H 27M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from London to Beijing
From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → London
How long is the flight from London to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 10 hours 27 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,066 miles (8,153 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 27m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,066 mi
8,153 km · great-circle
Avg speed
780 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
London 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.
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