✈ ZRH → PEK
10H 14M FROM ZURICH TO BEIJING. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.
Flight from Zurich to Beijing
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
How long is the flight from Zurich to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 10 hours 14 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,953 miles (7,971 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 14m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,953 mi
7,971 km · great-circle
Avg speed
778 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
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.