✈ PEK → BOS
13H 38M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Beijing to Boston
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → Logan (BOS), USA North America
How long is the flight from Beijing to Boston?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Boston (BOS) takes about 13 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,721 miles (10,816 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 38m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,721 mi
10,816 km · great-circle
Avg speed
794 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Boston timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-12h
12 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.4d
Westward — easier
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.