✈ MAD → PEK
MADRID → BEIJING IN 11H 42M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Madrid to Beijing
From Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → Madrid
How long is the flight from Madrid to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Madrid (MAD) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 11 hours 42 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,718 miles (9,203 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 42m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,718 mi
9,203 km · great-circle
Avg speed
786 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
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.
Flights from Madrid
Nearest destinations
- Madrid → Barcelona
- Madrid → Lisbon
- Madrid → Casablanca
- Madrid → Paris
- Madrid → Milan
- Madrid → Zurich
- Madrid → London
- Madrid → Brussels
- Madrid → Rome
- Madrid → Frankfurt
Long-haul from Madrid
- Madrid → Auckland
- Madrid → Sydney
- Madrid → Melbourne
- Madrid → Bali (Denpasar)
- Madrid → Manila
- Madrid → Singapore
- Madrid → Kuala Lumpur
- Madrid → Tokyo
- Madrid → Taipei
- Madrid → Santiago
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Nearest origins
- Seoul → Beijing
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Long-haul to Beijing
- Buenos Aires → Beijing
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