✈ MEL → PEK

11H 36M FROM MELBOURNE TO BEIJING. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 36m
Distance
5,663 mi
Or
9,113 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Melbourne to Beijing

From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania  →  Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → Melbourne

How long is the flight from Melbourne to Beijing?

A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 11 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,663 miles (9,113 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 36m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,663 mi

9,113 km · great-circle

Avg speed

786 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Melbourne timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Melbourne

Beijing timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1349 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1558 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 374 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.