✈ LAX → PEK
LOS ANGELES → BEIJING IN 12H 42M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Los Angeles to Beijing
From LAX (LAX), USA North America → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → Los Angeles
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 12 hours 42 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,237 miles (10,037 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 42m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,237 mi
10,037 km · great-circle
Avg speed
790 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+15h
15 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~15d
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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- Seoul → Beijing
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