✈ FCO → PEK

10H 27M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,062 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
10h 27m
Distance
5,062 mi
Or
8,147 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Rome to Beijing

From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe  →  Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia

How long is the flight from Rome to Beijing?

A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 10 hours 27 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,062 miles (8,147 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

5,062 mi

8,147 km · great-circle

Avg speed

780 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rome timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

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.

✈ Flight 1206 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1393 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 334 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.