✈ PEK → EDI
10H 12M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Beijing to Edinburgh
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Beijing to Edinburgh?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 10 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,931 miles (7,935 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 12m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,931 mi
7,935 km · great-circle
Avg speed
778 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.